To require the Secretary of Defense to issue regulations requiring that optional combat boots worn by members of the armed forces wear be made in America, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8166.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BUDZINSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 74, April 30, 2024, Page H2770):
  Article 1 Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would require the Department of Defense to issue regulations prohibiting any member of the armed forces from wearing optional combat boots that aren't entirely made and sourced in the United States. This would both help protect our soldiers and improve domestic manufacturing.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 8166, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/8166

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  June 6, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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