March 24, 2021

On March 11, Senators Robert Portman (R-OH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Mike Braun (R-IN), Gary Peters (D-MI) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced  S. 732, the Make It in America Act. This bill makes it harder for federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service, to use waivers to get around Buy American requirements, requiring the federal government to prefer American companies and purchase American-made products. Read Senator Portman's  press release.