Bill · H.R. 6239· House(119-HR-6239)
Made in America Integrity Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 11/20/2025
- Last activity
- 11/20/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Sponsored by
- Beth Van Duyne
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Made in America Integrity Act of 2025'', aims to amend the Small Business Act. It seeks to establish penalties for small business concerns that falsely claim their goods or services are made in the United States. Specifically, it targets businesses that receive a Federal contract based on these false claims. The amendment would add a new subsection to Section 16 of the Small Business Act. This change would increase the duration of certain penalties to five years for such offenses.
Yes
Would union members be better off under this?+5
The bill protects domestic production claims which supports the integrity of American manufacturing jobs.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+4
The bill enhances the integrity of 'Made in America' claims by penalizing businesses that use false origin information to obtain federal contracts.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+3
The bill promotes honest representation of domestic production in federal contracting processes.
The opposite
Would business owners be better off under this?-4
The bill increases the severity of penalties for small business owners who falsely claim their goods are made in the United States.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?-3
The bill increases the duration of penalties for small businesses that falsely claim their products are made in the U.S. to five years.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Accountability for False Claims: The bill targets small business concerns that falsely claim goods or services are made or produced in the United States to receive a Federal contract. This is intended to ensure that the "Made in America" claim is truthful (Section 2).
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Enhanced Penalties for Deception: The bill increases the penalty period from 3 years to 5 years for small businesses that falsely claim their products are made in the U.S. to win contracts (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Increased Penalties for Small Businesses: Small business concerns that are awarded a Federal contract through false claims regarding the origin of their goods or services will be subject to specific penalties and remedies (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Union Workers+5Good For Business Owners-4
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+4Improves Small Business Support-3
- 11/20/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- Introduced in House