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H.R. 4822

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4822, the FORKS Made in America Permanency Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jul 29, 2025 by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R). It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jul 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.


Record

Text

H.R. 4822 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4822/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4822 IH: Federal Ordinance Requiring Kitchenware Specifically Made in America Permanency Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-07-29
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4822 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2025 Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL
To make permanent the inclusion of stainless steel flatware and dinnerware in the requirement of the Secretary of Defense to buy certain items from American sources.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Federal Ordinance Requiring Kitchenware Specifically Made in America Permanency Act of 2025 or the FORKS Made in America Permanency Act of 2025 .
2.
Elimination of sunset provision
Section 842 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 ( Public Law 118–159 ; 10 U.S.C. 4862 note) is amended by striking subsection (c).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To make permanent the inclusion of stainless steel flatware and dinnerware in the requirement of the Secretary of Defense to buy certain items from American sources.

Sponsors

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) sponsors H.R. 4822 alone.

Committees

H.R. 4822 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4822 has taken 2 actions since Jul 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 29, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 4822 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4822 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • FORKS Made in America Permanency Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • FORKS Made in America Permanency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Federal Ordinance Requiring Kitchenware Specifically Made in America Permanency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To make permanent the inclusion of stainless steel flatware and dinnerware in the requirement of the Secretary of Defense to buy certain items from American sources. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4822 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Budget/Appropriations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONTrade association for hospitalsDistrict of Columbia16$300K
GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONNew York12

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC16$300K
GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION12

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONGREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$570K2nd Quarter - Report
GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONGREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$530K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONTHE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONTHE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONTHE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONTHE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONTHE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC2025 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONTHE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC2025 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4822 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4822’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr4822/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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