Strengthen Buy America requirements for steel and domestic materials used in White House construction projects.

Frank J. Mrvan · Indiana · Democratic

policy impact 3.00 specificity 5.00 extraction confidence 98%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

I will continue to seek every opportunity through the House Appropriations Committee and as Vice Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus to strengthen Buy America requirements and fight for our domestic workforce.

Mrvan pledged to keep pursuing tougher Buy America rules, including an amendment requiring U.S.-produced steel and materials for White House construction projects.

Mrvan Amendment on American Steel Requirement for White House Construction Projects | Representative Frank Mrvan
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Mrvan Amendment on American Steel Requirement for White House Construction Projects

The source reports that Rep. Frank J. Mrvan advanced an amendment seeking an American steel requirement for White House construction projects.

Representative Frank Mrvan |
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Evidence

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Roll Call 15 on April 22, 2026: "Amendment in the Second Degree to urge all Federal agencies to only use steel produced in the United States to a Mrvan amendment directing all steel used in construction projects on the grounds of the White House Complex be produced in the United States." Results: "Adopted 31 yeas to 27 nays."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The committee adopted a narrowing second-degree amendment tied to Mrvan's White House steel proposal, showing some movement but not full adoption of his broader request.

partial same_term A for effort

HMKP-119-AP00-20260421-SD008.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

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Mrvan said his amendment "would have required all steel used in construction projects at the White House to be produced in the United States" and that "[t]he initial language was amended to limit any effectiveness of the requirement and not approved as introduced."

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Mrvan publicly described the effort as an amendment to require U.S.-made steel for White House projects, but confirmed the introduced version was not approved and was narrowed first.

partial same_term A for effort

Mrvan Amendment on American Steel Requirement for White House Construction Projects | Representative Frank Mrvan
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The House Appropriations report includes nonbinding language that the Committee urges all Federal agencies to use U.S.-produced steel for construction, alteration, repair, or improvement projects on publicly owned grounds and facilities. The same report states that Rep. Mrvan offered an amendment requiring steel used in White House construction projects to be produced in the United States, and that none of those proposals were adopted.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official committee report confirms Mrvan pursued the White House steel requirement, but the specific requirement was not adopted; only broad urging language remained.

never same_term A for effort

House Report 119-623 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, 2027
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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GovInfo lists H.R. 8495 as the reported House version, with the last action date listed as April 24, 2026, when the Appropriations Committee reported the bill and it was committed to the Committee of the Whole. The reported bill text contains White House and White House Repair and Restoration appropriations but no steel procurement requirement.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A last-window search found no newer official enactment or floor action changing the status; the latest reported bill still does not include the promised binding White House steel requirement.

never same_term A for effort

H.R. 8495 (RH) - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Mrvan materially pursued the promised policy through an amendment requiring U.S.-produced steel for White House construction projects, but the binding requirement was not adopted. The committee instead adopted narrowed, nonbinding urging language for federal agencies, and the reported bill did not include the specific White House steel procurement requirement. This supports serious effort but not delivery of the promised outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Mrvan materially pursued the promise through an amendment aimed at requiring U.S.-produced steel for White House Complex construction projects. However, the evidence shows the binding requirement he introduced was narrowed into language urging federal agencies to use U.S.-produced steel, and Mrvan himself stated the original requirement was not approved as introduced. That is a serious same-term legislative effort, but it did not deliver the promised strengthened Buy America requirement for White House construction projects.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%