Lawmakers Want All Troops Wearing American-Made Boots

Three Illinois lawmakers introduce bill to better outfit troops

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTWO/WAWV)—Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, along with U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) and Mike Bost (R-IL-12), helped introduce a bill to ensure the armed forces have quality boots made domestically. The law aims to provide high-quality, safe, and reliable footwear to the armed forces while also creating good-paying jobs. The act will expand the current uniform regulations and ensure that U.S. se…

All US military boots should be made in America, lawmakers contend

New bipartisan legislation reintroduced in the Senate this week aims to ensure all combat boots worn by U.S. service members are manufactured entirely in the United States. The Better Outfitting Our Troops, or BOOTS, Act has united a diverse coalition of lawmakers across the political spectrum in proposing that all U.S. military boots are produced from only American-manufactured components. That includes optional combat boots, which are authoriz…

Lawmakers want all troops wearing American-made boots

All service members would wear combat boots manufactured entirely in America and made with U.S.-sourced materials under a new bill introduced by a bipartisan group of lawmakers.

Bipartisan BOOTs Act, Introduced in Senate, Aims to Boost US Footwear Production

The legislation, which was introduced by a bipartisan, bicameral collective of lawmakers last week, would mandate that the military procure boots from American producers.