Proposed Bill Would Require Transportation Contractors to Use US Products

Invest in American Jobs Act would require contractors on federally funded transportation projects to use American steel, iron and manufactured products when possible

Portland Business Journal

Sen. Jeff Merkley joined fellow Democrat Tammy Baldwin in introducing the Invest in American Jobs Act. The bill would require transportation contractors working on federally funded transportation projects to use American made steel, iron and manufactured products whenever possible.

The legislation would expand Buy America provisions to include all major U.S. Department of Transportation projects.

(more on the proposed Invest in American Jobs Act...)

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