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Committee backs Buy America, Buy Union grant program after heated debate over union preference and amendments
Summary
House Bill 15-40 would create a Buy America, Buy Union grant program to reimburse political subdivisions for up to 20 percent of the cost of procuring vehicles made in the U.S. with union labor. The House Labor and Industry Committee advanced the bill as introduced after rejecting an amendment to remove the union requirement and ruling another
House Bill 15-40, which would establish a Buy America, Buy Union grant program in the Department of Community and Economic Development to reimburse political subdivisions and authorities for a portion of the cost of procuring vehicles made in the United States with union labor, was favorably reported as committed by the House Labor and Industry Committee on Oct. 11, 2025.
The bill would allow municipal entities and local authorities to apply to receive up to 20 percent reimbursement of procurement costs for qualifying vehicles; grants would be disbursed on a first-come, first-served basis until the fund is exhausted.
Representative Aaron Siegel, the bill’s prime sponsor, framed the measure as an industry-and-worker policy intended to reshore manufacturing jobs and support…
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