Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0893
Case Information
- Source
- congress.gov / U.S. Government Publishing Office (BILLS-119s3819is)
- Author
- 119th Congress (Sen. Slotkin, Sen. Husted)
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-10
- Content Type
- Legal / Normative Text
- Opinion Issued
- 2026-07-22
- AFCS Version
- 1.0
Holding
A narrow bill that fully embodies an America First principle within its small domain: it closes a Buy-American loophole so the pigments coloring the nation's roads must be made in America, from the chemistry up. It reclassifies yellow organic marking pigments as BABA construction materials and defines domestic production strictly — the entire manufacturing chain through the pigment's chemical synthesis must occur on American soil. It advances America above foreign interests at the heart of Buy-American (I), onshores a piece of the domestic chemical-manufacturing base (XIII), and reduces foreign supply reliance (II). Its strict "produced in the United States" definition refuses the import-and-finish evasion — a real closing of a real loophole. Calibrated for narrow scope (yellow pigments for road/highway/airport markings), a fully-aligned principle in a small corner of procurement. No Rule 6 trigger — a Buy-American sourcing rule is the opposite of a foreign-interest measure. Legal/Normative Text (85/15), no JI. Mostly America First (76).
It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0893 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.