Sponsor
Elissa Slotkin
Senator · D-MI
Senator · D-MI
The bill directs congressional vehicle purchases toward U.S.-assembled, union-made vehicles to boost domestic manufacturing and union jobs, at the cost of higher purchase prices, narrower choice, added procurement burdens, and potential legal/policy challenges.
U.S. auto workers and domestic auto manufacturers will get increased government demand because House Members and Senators must buy vehicles finally assembled in the United States.
Union-represented auto workers and labor organizations benefit because congressional purchases will favor union-made vehicles, strengthening collective bargaining and supporting union jobs/labor standards.
Taxpayers and congressional offices may face higher vehicle costs because limiting purchases to U.S.-assembled and union-made models can be pricier, increasing MRA/Senators' Account spending or crowding out other representational purchases.
Federal employees and congressional offices may have fewer suitable models/specifications available if desired vehicles are not U.S.-assembled or union-made, reducing choice for official use.
Nonunion domestic manufacturers and some lower-cost foreign firms could be excluded from sales to Congress, disadvantaging small manufacturers, suppliers, and contractors that do not use collective bargaining agreements.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Restricts use of House and Senate office funds to buy/lease vehicles only if finally assembled in the U.S. and assembled by workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
Prohibits Members of the House and Senators from using their official office funds to buy or lease motor vehicles unless the vehicles were finally assembled in the United States and assembled by employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The rule applies to purchases or leases on or after October 1, 2026 and updates statutory language governing Members’ Representational Allowances and Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts accordingly. The change ties congressional vehicle procurement to domestic final assembly and unionized assembly labor, limiting which vehicles may be paid for with congressional office funds and taking effect October 1, 2026 for applicable transactions.
Official title: 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 Elissa Slotkin · Last progress February 3, 2026