Official:Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by providing for a price preference for American-made supplies, materials and equipment purchased by the City and recipients of City financial assistance; and making technical amendments all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: February 9, 2012
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill gives a preference to American-made goods when purchasing supplies and materials for City contracts and those receiving City financial assistance.
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