American Glove Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5239 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5239 To ensure that nitrile glove procurements comply with the requirements of the Make PPE in America Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 4, 2026 Mr. Moreno introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To ensure that nitrile glove procurements comply with the requirements of the Make PPE in 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 ``American Glove Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Abilityone program.--The term ``AbilityOne Program'' means the program carried out under chapter 85 of title 41, United States Code. (2) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and any other executive agency that procures covered nitrile gloves through a governmentwide acquisition contract, blanket purchase agreement, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, prime vendor arrangement, AbilityOne contract, or other shared procurement vehicle. (3) Covered nitrile glove.--The term ``covered nitrile glove'' means a nitrile examination glove, or other non- surgical nitrile glove procured by the Federal Government for medical, public health, emergency response, homeland security, laboratory, biodefense, or other protective use. (4) Covered procurement vehicle.--The term ``covered procurement vehicle'' means any contract, order, blanket purchas