HR9194Referred to Committee

Build American Efficiency Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-06-08
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Tracey Mann
Tracey Mann
Republican · KS · Representative
Votes with party: 97.7% (651 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

2026-06-08

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Plain-English Summary

The legislation would clarify how federal agencies should treat documentation and records created during certain quality control processes when determining whether products meet the "Buy American" requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects. This would help companies and government agencies better understand what paperwork counts as acceptable proof that materials were made in the United States, potentially reducing confusion and disputes over compliance with these purchasing rules.

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Housing and Community Development

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9194 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9194 To clarify the evidentiary treatment of documentation generated under a qualifying process standard for purposes of compliance with the Build America, Buy America Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2026 Mr. Mann (for himself, Mr. Alford, Mr. Correa, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. McGuire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To clarify the evidentiary treatment of documentation generated under a qualifying process standard for purposes of compliance with the Build America, Buy America Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Build American Efficiency Act''. SEC. 2. DOMESTIC CONTENT CERTIFICATION. (a) In General.--For the purposes of administering the Build America, Buy America Act (title IV of division G of Public Law 117-58; 42 U.S.C. 8301 note) with respect to financial assistance administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall treat documentation generated in accordance with the Make It American Process Standard (NEMA 70901-2024), as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, or a successor version approved by the Secretary, as sufficient evidence for purposes of determining whether a funding recipient's domestic content certification complies with applicable domestic content requirements. (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to-- (1) require a recipient or prospective recipient of financial assistance administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use documentation generated in accordance with the Make It American Process Standard (NEMA 70901-2024) to certify that their domestic content complies with applicable domestic content requirements; or (2) prohibit a recipient or prospective recipient of Federal financial assistance administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development from using any other method to certify that their domestic content complies with applicable domestic content requirements if such method is permitted by law. (c) Similar Standards.--The Secretary may, if the Secretary determines appropriate, treat documentation produced through standards that are similar to the Make It American Process Standard (NEMA 70901- 2024) if such standard provides an auditable and verifiable domestic content certification process. <all>
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