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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 1018 requires projects receiving public funds or tax incentives to use U.S.-produced steel
Last action · June 18, 2025: Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, June 18, 2025Sponsors: Frank Burns and 9 others
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 1018 expands Pennsylvania's Steel Products Procurement Act to mandate that any construction or maintenance project receiving public funding or tax incentives must use U.S.-manufactured steel. Public agencies are prohibited from releasing funds, grants, or tax credits unless contractors provide documentation proving compliance, and non-compliant payments are subject to recovery by public agencies or the Attorney General.
Contractors and subcontractors engaging in publicly funded or tax-incentivized projects face stricter documentation requirements and financial clawback risks if foreign steel is used.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Contractors and Subcontractors
Contractors and subcontractors working on publicly funded or tax-incentivized projects must use U.S.-produced steel and provide compliance documentation to receive payments.
Public Agencies
Public agencies are barred from issuing payments, grants, or tax credits without verified steel compliance documentation and are empowered to recover non-compliant disbursements.
Steel Manufacturers and Suppliers
Manufacturers and suppliers face potential financial liability and clawbacks if they provide non-compliant steel products to covered projects.
Key Facts
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Procedural history
11 actions- Jun 18, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to STATE GOVERNMENT, June 18, 2025
- Jun 18, 2025SenateIn the Senate
- Jun 9, 2025HouseFloorThird consideration and final passage, June 9, 2025 (200-2)
- Jun 9, 2025HouseCommitteeRe-reported as committed, June 9, 2025
- Jun 4, 2025HouseRe-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 4, 2025
- Jun 4, 2025HouseFloorSecond consideration, June 4, 2025
Show 5 earlier actions
- Jun 3, 2025HouseRemoved from table, June 3, 2025
- May 13, 2025HouseLaid on the table, May 13, 2025
- May 13, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst consideration, May 13, 2025
- May 13, 2025HouseCommitteeReported as committed, May 13, 2025
- Mar 24, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 24, 2025
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy45Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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