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119-hr-10650119th CongressWALLET

American Glove Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]

Introduced

Summary

Qualified domestic manufacturers would be required for nitrile gloves bought through covered federal procurement vehicles, and those purchases would be backed by multi-year supplier agreements to lock in U.S. production and supply continuity.

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  • Covered procurement vehicles would need written certification that glove purchases come from qualified domestic manufacturers and supplier agreements with a minimum two-year term.
  • Manufacturers would have to be majority U.S. owned and controlled and could not be owned or significantly influenced by foreign entities of concern.
  • AbilityOne-related suppliers and contractors would need enforceable supplier agreements that name the U.S. manufacturing facility, set binding minimum purchase commitments, set pricing delivery and quality rules, and bar substitution without agency approval.
  • Noncompliance would lead to corrective actions under federal procurement law and agencies could modify existing procurement vehicles to meet the act's rules rather than terminate them.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Long-term supplier contracts for gloves

If enacted, federal procurement vehicles would have to include written supplier agreements for covered gloves that run at least two years. Each agreement would need a binding minimum purchase or similar demand commitment, set price, delivery, quality, and performance terms, and identify the U.S. factory and qualified domestic manufacturer. Gloves under those agreements would have to be made only by the named U.S. manufacturer unless the agency approves a written change. Agencies would also have to certify compliance in the contract file and fix noncompliant vehicles under procurement law.

Who counts as a U.S. glove maker

This bill would define which gloves and suppliers are covered and who qualifies as a U.S. manufacturer. To qualify, a firm would have to perform the main production steps in the United States (forming, dipping, curing, finishing, testing, packaging). A qualified domestic manufacturer would also have to be majority owned and controlled by U.S. persons and not be owned, controlled, or subject to significant influence by a foreign entity of concern. The bill would also require firms to show they can make gloves at commercial scale.

Use existing contracts and AbilityOne rules

The bill would let agencies use existing procurement authorities to bring current contracts into compliance instead of canceling them. Agencies could modify contracts, ordering procedures, or supplier arrangements to meet the new rules. The bill would also allow AbilityOne use for covered gloves but would bar using AbilityOne rules or other contract structures to avoid the Act's domestic sourcing, ownership, certification, or supplier-agreement requirements.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Carey, Mike [R-OH-15]

OH • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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