Bill orders study on making critical infrastructure goods in the US
Passed one chamberH.R. 1721Latest action
Sponsor: Mariannette Miller-Meeks · Representative · IA
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Official title: Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
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HR 1721 requires Commerce to study whether imported critical infrastructure products could instead be manufactured domestically.
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What does this do?
HR 1721 directs the Secretary of Commerce to study whether products used in 16 critical infrastructure sectors, like energy, water, healthcare, and transportation, could be made in the U.S. instead of imported. The study must identify products currently imported due to domestic manufacturing, material, or supply chain problems, and assess whether they could realistically be produced domestically, including in rural areas or industrial parks.
Who does it affect?
The Department of Commerce must conduct the study; the findings could later affect manufacturers, workers, and rural communities if Congress acts on the recommendations.
Why does it matter?
The study could shape future policy on manufacturing, trade, jobs, wages, and product prices, but it does not require any company to change operations or share information now.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Oct 14, 2026
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House and now goes to the Senate. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Presented to President.