February 3, 2026
Ms. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Make Congress Drive Union-Made Act
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Sec. 2. Representational allowance for Members of House of Representatives
(a) In general
Section 101 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5341) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
(c) Restrictions on motor vehicles
The funds from the Members’ Representational Allowance may not be used to purchase or lease a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle—
(1)
has a final assembly place (as such term is defined in section 32304 of title 49, United States Code) in the United States; and
(2)
is assembled by employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(b) Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2026.
Sec. 3. Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Accounts
Subsection (a) of the first section of Public Law 100–137 (2 U.S.C. 6313) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(7)
Effective on and after October 1, 2026, the funds from the Senators’ Account may not be used to purchase or lease a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle—
(A)
has a final assembly place (as such term is defined in section 32304 of title 49, United States Code) in the United States; and
(B)
is assembled by employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.