US SB2087 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 9 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
United States Steel and Security Act of 2012 - Amends federal provisions requiring the Department of Defense (DOD) to procure strategic materials critical to national security from materials produced in the United States (Buy American requirements) to include within the definition of "produced" that which is melted or processed in a manner that results in physical or chemical property changes that are the equivalent of melting. Excludes from such term finishing processes such as rolling, heat treatment, quenching, tempering, grinding, or shaving.
Title
United States Steel and Security Act of 2012
Sponsors
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-02-09 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Buy American requirements
Metals
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Strategic materials and reserves
Buy American requirements
Metals
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Strategic materials and reserves
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2087/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2087/BILLS-112s2087is.pdf |