Paving the Way for American Industry Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3819 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3819 To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to include certain yellow coloring as construction materials for purposes of the Build America, Buy America Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2026 Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. Husted) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to include certain yellow coloring as construction materials for purposes of the Build America, Buy America Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Paving the Way for American Industry Act''. SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN MATERIALS IN BUILD AMERICA, BUY AMERICA ACT. (a) In General.--Section 70917 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (41 U.S.C. 8301 note; Public Law 117-58) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Certain Yellow Pigments.-- ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of this part-- ``(A) beginning on the date of enactment of the Paving the Way for American Industry Act, all yellow organic pigments used in water-based paints for road, highway, or airport surface markings shall be considered to be construction materials; and ``(B) beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the Paving the Way for American Industry Act, all yellow organic pigments used in all formulas for road, highway, or airport surface markings shall be considered to be construction materials. ``(2) Produced in the united states.--For the