LD 1983 - Buy American
(2024)An Act to Establish the Maine Buy American and Build Maine Act
Maine AFL-CIO Supported
Sponsored by President Troy Jackson
What is the bill?
The State of Maine spends millions of taxpayer dollars every year to buy things that we need, including materials for the construction of roads, buildings, bridges, and public works projects. One key way the state can create jobs and support the economy would be to legislate that these goods be Made in America whenever possible. LD 1983 would have done just that by creating a state procurement preference for Made in the USA goods and materials with reasonable exemptions when needed. LD 1983 passed the Senate but failed to pass the House.
What happened?
Defeated (Passed by the Senate, Defeated in the House)
Votes
Senate
Sen. Donna Bailey
District 31 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Sen. Anne Carney
District 29 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Sen. Jill Duson
District 27 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Sen. James Libby
District 22 - Republican
Anti-labor
Sen. Eric Brakey
District 20 - Republican
Anti-labor
Sen. Lisa Keim
District 19 - Republican
Anti-labor
Sen. Cameron Reny
District 13 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Sen. Glenn Curry
District 11 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Sen. Marianne Moore
District 6 - Republican
Anti-labor
Sen. Russell Black
District 5 - Republican
Anti-labor
Sen. Stacey Guerin
District 4 - Republican
Anti-labor
Sen. Bradlee Farrin
District 3 - Republican
Anti-labor
Sen. Trey Stewart
District 2 - Republican
Anti-labor
Sen. Troy Jackson
District 1 - Democrat
Pro-labor
House
Rep. Traci Gere
District 134 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Rep. Deqa Dhalac
District 120 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Rep. Amy D. Kuhn
District 111 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Rep. James A. Boyle
District 109 - Democrat
Anti-labor
Rep. Anne P. Graham
District 105 - Democrat
Anti-labor
Rep. Michel A. Lajoie
District 96 - Democrat
Anti-labor
Rep. Mana H. Abdi
District 95 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Rep. Kristen Cloutier
District 94 - Democrat
Anti-labor
Rep. Joshua Morris
District 91 - Republican
Anti-labor
Rep. Adam R. Lee
District 89 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Rep. Mark Walker
District 84 - Republican
Anti-labor
Rep. John Andrews
District 79 - Republican
Anti-labor
Rep. Dean A. Cray
District 69 - Republican
Anti-labor
Rep. Allison Hepler
District 49 - Democrat
Anti-labor
Rep. Lydia V. Crafts
District 46 - Democrat
Anti-labor
Rep. Valli D. Geiger
District 42 - Democrat
Anti-labor
Rep. Reagan L. Paul
District 37 - Republican
Anti-labor
Rep. James F. Dill
District 26 - Democrat
Anti-labor
Rep. Laurie Osher
District 25 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Rep. Ambureen Rana
District 21 - Democrat
Anti-labor
Rep. Holly Rae Eaton
District 15 - Democrat
Anti-labor
Rep. Tiffany Strout
District 11 - Republican
Anti-labor
Rep. Anne C. Perry
District 9 - Democrat
Pro-labor
Rep. Tracy L. Quint
District 8 - Republican
Anti-labor
