Sponsors (4)
The bill trades stronger support for U.S.-assembled, union-made auto jobs and clearer congressional procurement rules against higher taxpayer costs, narrowed vehicle choices, and added administrative and market impacts.
Taxpayers and auto workers: House and Senate vehicle purchases will favor U.S.-assembled, union-made vehicles, creating direct demand for domestic auto manufacturing jobs.
Union-represented workers: The procurement preference reinforces collective-bargaining labor standards by privileging vehicles assembled by union-covered workers, supporting higher workplace standards and bargaining power.
Federal employees and taxpayers: Adding explicit domestic/union sourcing rules for congressional vehicle accounts increases policy alignment and makes oversight of those purchases clearer.
Taxpayers and congressional offices: Requiring U.S.-assembled, union-made vehicles could raise purchase/lease costs for Members' and Senators' accounts, increasing the burden on taxpayer-funded funds.
Federal procurement officers: The restriction narrows available vehicle choices and may reduce availability of specialized models that don’t meet the U.S.-assembly and union-assembled criteria, complicating procurement and operations.
Non-union domestic and foreign automakers and their suppliers: The preference could disadvantage non-union and foreign manufacturers, shifting government demand and creating distortions in the auto supply market.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Prevents use of House Members’ Representational Allowance and Senators’ Account funds to buy/lease vehicles unless final assembly is in the U.S. and assembled by union-represented workers.
Introduced February 3, 2026 by Haley Stevens · Last progress February 3, 2026
Prohibits use of Members’ Representational Allowance funds and funds from the Senators’ Account to purchase or lease motor vehicles unless the vehicle’s final assembly place is in the United States and the vehicle was assembled by employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The restriction becomes effective October 1, 2026. The change amends existing House and Senate statutory authorities that govern vehicle purchases and leases for Members and Senators, requiring verification of U.S. final assembly and union-represented assembly work for covered vehicles.