# 119-hr-4822: FORKS Made in America Permanency Act of 2025

119-hr-4822, FORKS Made in America Permanency Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4822
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4822
- Congress: 119
- Title: FORKS Made in America Permanency Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Permanently requires the Department of Defense to buy stainless-steel flatware and dinnerware made in the United States.** This bill would remove the sunset that limited the domestic sourcing obligation and make that Buy American requirement permanent for those kitchen items. It gives two official short titles, including the FORKS Made in America Permanency Act of 2025. The measure does not provide new funding, create programs, change eligibility, add enforcement steps, or alter definitions or thresholds beyond eliminating the sunset.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Permanent U.S.-made flatware for Defense: benefit, low. This bill would permanently require the Defense Department to buy specified stainless steel flatware and dinnerware from American sources. It would remove the prior expiration date for this rule and take effect upon enactment. U.S. manufacturers could have steadier access to these Defense contracts…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4822 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4822)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4822 (as of 2026-04-21).