Strengthen the Berry Amendment and keep defense supply chains American-made.

Donald G. Davis · North Carolina · Democratic

policy impact 0.61 specificity 0.74 extraction confidence 96%

Occurrences

Davis announced a new bipartisan caucus focused on strengthening the Berry Amendment and keeping defense supply chains American-made.

He announced a caucus aimed at reinforcing Berry Amendment requirements and preserving American-made defense supply chains.

Congressman Don Davis Co-Chairs the First-Ever Berry Amendment Caucus, Strengthening American-Made Military Gear
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As co-chair of this caucus, I am doubling down on a simple principle: the equipment that defends the United States should be made in the United States.

Davis reiterates his commitment to strengthening the Berry Amendment and keeping military gear made in the United States.

Congressman Don Davis Co-Chairs the First-Ever Berry Amendment Caucus, Strengthening American-Made Military Gear | Representative Davis
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Evidence

Text contains those laws in effect on May 7, 2026 ... This section is popularly known as the "Berry Amendment" ... Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VIII, §831(b), Dec. 18, 2025 ... Pub. L. 119–75, div. A, title VIII, §8037, Feb. 3, 2026, ... may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code.

Current statutory text shows the Berry Amendment remains in force and was further amended/affected by recent FY2026 defense appropriations and NDAA-related laws, indicating the policy area has been strengthened at the federal level, though not tied directly to Davis in the window.

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10 USC 4862: Requirement to buy certain articles from American sources; exceptions
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The Defense Appropriations Act provides a total discretionary allocation of $839.2 billion ... o $1.5 billion for the Maritime Industrial Base to invest in critical areas including supplier capacity and capability, strategic outsourcing, workforce training, and technology and infrastructure ... o $4.3 million for the establishment of a Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network ... o $4.5 billion for hypersonic test infrastructure, testing, and weapons systems ... o $326.9 million for bioindustrial manufacturing to advance energetics and mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities.

FY2026 defense appropriations included concrete domestic industrial-base and supply-chain resilience investments that align with the claim's American-made defense-supply-chain goal, but this is indirect evidence rather than a Davis-specific delivered action.

partial same_term

Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 summary
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LOG ID 5346 | SPONSOR Davis | TYPE Bill | DESCRIPTION The amendment would remove the $150,000 small purchases loophole in the Berry Amendment to strengthen the domestic textile industrial base, creating jobs and ensuring the U.S. military is not purchasing textile materials from malign actors like the PRC. | OUTCOME Agreed to by voice vote.

Davis advanced a concrete Berry Amendment tightening at committee markup, and it was approved by voice vote. This is direct evidence of effort toward the promise, though it does not itself prove final enactment into law.

partial same_term A for effort

FY26 NDAA Markup Data
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5346 | Davis | Bill | The amendment would remove the $150,000 small purchases loophole in the Berry Amendment to strengthen the domestic textile industrial base, creating jobs and ensuring the U.S. military is not purchasing textile materials from malign actors like the PRC. | ... | Agreed to by voice vote

Davis made a concrete, candidate-specific attempt to strengthen Berry Amendment procurement rules at FY26 NDAA markup, and the amendment was approved by voice vote. This is direct evidence of serious effort toward the promise, but it does not by itself prove final enactment into law.

partial same_term A for effort

FY26 NDAA Markup Data
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Sec. 831 - Applicability of Berry Amendment to procurement of certain seafood ... The agreement includes the House provision with an amendment ... Sec. 832 - Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary source qualification ...

The final FY26 NDAA agreement contains additional Berry Amendment and defense-supply-chain provisions, showing same-term federal movement in the policy area. The text does not attribute these provisions specifically to Davis, so it supports only partial delivery rather than full completion of the candidate's promise.

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Joint Explanatory Statement to Accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Davis materially advanced the promise by sponsoring a FY2026 NDAA markup amendment to remove the Berry Amendment small-purchases loophole, and that amendment was agreed to by voice vote. The final FY2026 NDAA and defense appropriations also included Berry Amendment and defense supply-chain provisions, showing same-term federal progress toward American-made defense supply chains. However, the evidence does not establish that Davis's specific amendment was enacted into final law or that he was directly responsible for the enacted provisions, so this supports partial credit rather than full delivery.

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partial same_term A for effort

Davis directly advanced a Berry Amendment strengthening proposal in the FY2026 NDAA markup: his amendment to remove the $150,000 small-purchase loophole for covered textile purchases was agreed to by voice vote. That is a concrete, candidate-specific effort aligned with the promise. However, the evidence does not establish that Davis's specific amendment was enacted into final law or that he was materially responsible for the broader FY2026 defense supply-chain and industrial-base provisions that became law. Because the policy area saw some same-term federal movement and Davis made a serious direct contribution, but full delivery is not proven, partial credit is appropriate.

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partial same_term

The Berry Amendment remains in force and recent FY2026 federal defense legislation/appropriations appear to have strengthened related domestic sourcing and defense supply-chain resilience policies. However, the evidence does not show Donald G. Davis personally authored, sponsored, or materially advanced the relevant provisions. Because the policy direction was partly achieved during his current House term but candidate-specific credit is not established, this merits partial rather than full delivery.

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