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The bill directs Congressional vehicle purchases toward U.S.-assembled, union-made vehicles to boost domestic manufacturing and union labor standards, at the cost of higher taxpayer expenses and reduced procurement flexibility and competition.
U.S. auto and unionized workers: Congressional vehicle purchases will be limited to vehicles assembled in the United States, increasing demand that supports domestic manufacturing jobs and suppliers.
Union-represented employees: Vehicles must be assembled by workers covered by collective bargaining agreements, promoting higher labor standards, wages, and benefits for those workers.
Taxpayers and oversight stakeholders: The procurement requirement encourages greater transparency and traceability in how Members and Senators spend MRA/office funds on vehicles.
Taxpayers and congressional offices: Restricting purchases to U.S.-assembled, union-made vehicles may raise vehicle prices, increasing taxpayer-funded spending on office fleets or forcing cuts/repurposing in other allowable MRA uses.
Federal employees and office operations: Limiting eligible vehicles may exclude certain models or specialized vehicles, complicating procurement, fleet replacements, and meeting operational or accessibility needs.
Nonunion and foreign manufacturers and their suppliers: The rule restricts competition by disadvantaging nonunion domestic producers and foreign-assembled automakers, potentially harming small suppliers and reducing procurement flexibility.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Bars congressional office funds from buying or leasing vehicles unless finally assembled in the U.S. and assembled by employees under a collective bargaining agreement.
Official title: To prohibit the use of funds available to Representatives and Senators with respect to official expenses to purchase or lease a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is manufactured in the United States by unionized workers.
Introduced February 3, 2026 by Haley Stevens · Last progress February 3, 2026
Prohibits Members of the House and Senators from using their official office funds to purchase or lease motor vehicles unless those vehicles were finally assembled in the United States and were assembled by workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The new rules amend existing statutory provisions governing Members’ Representational Allowance and the Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account and take effect October 1, 2026.