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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.
Summary
This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development to accept documentation produced under the Make It American Process Standard as sufficient proof that materials or products meet domestic content requirements under the Build America, Buy America Act. Recipients of HUD financial assistance are not required to use this standard and may continue using other approved methods to certify domestic content compliance. The Secretary of HUD may also accept similar industry standards that provide auditable and verifiable domestic content certification processes.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
7 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Tracey Mann’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- WINTER LIVESTOCK $13,200
- ICM INC. $8,300
- SILVER COMPANIES $7,220
- EQUITY BANK $6,850
- CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY $6,600
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Actions (2)
- Jun 8, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. · house
- Jun 8, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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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