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H.R. 4822
U.S. House•In 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.txt119 HR 4822 IH: Federal Ordinance Requiring Kitchenware Specifically Made in America Permanency Act of 2025U.S. House of Representatives2025-07-29text/xmlENPursuant 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 BILLTo 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 titleThis 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 provisionSection 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.
- Introduced2025-07-29
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- 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.
Actions
H.R. 4822 has taken 2 actions since Jul 29, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | Trade association for hospitals | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | $300K |
| GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | — | New York | 1 | 2 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 1 | 6 | $300K |
| GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 1 | 2 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GAFFIN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| TREVOR KOLEGO | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| ELISABETH WYNN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| EMILY LEISH | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GENNY GLEMBOTZKY | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| JONATHAN COOPER | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| KENNETH RASKE | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| LAURA ALFREDO | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| PUJA KHARE | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ROXANNE TENA-NELSON | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TIM JOHNSON | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $570K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | GREATER NEW YORK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | 2025 first_quarter | $530K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 2026 second_quarter | $50K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 2026 first_quarter | $50K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 2025 fourth_quarter | $50K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 2025 third_quarter | $50K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 2025 second_quarter | $50K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC | 2025 first_quarter | $50K | 1st 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.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com