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H.R. 1672 · 115th Congress

Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act

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DCD CicillineSponsor
12 cosponsors · 9 D, 3 R
JBD Brownley CBD Bustos RDD DeLauro LDD Doggett JGD Garamendi DMD Matsui MPD Pocan TRD Ryan TRR Reed KSD Schrader CTR Tenney TMR Murphy

10 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a Manufacturing Community Support Program to improve the competitiveness of U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 22, 2017

Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a Manufacturing Community Support Program to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by: (1) designating consortiums as manufacturing communities; and (2) authorizing federal agencies electing to participate in the program to provide such communities preferential consideration in awarding financial and technical assistance.

A consortium, to be eligible for such designation and assistance, must:

  • represent a region that is large enough to contain critical elements of the key technologies or supply chain prioritized by the consortium and small enough to enable close collaboration among the consortium's members;
  • include at least one institution of higher education, a private sector entity, and a government entity; and
  • have a lead applicant that is a district organization, an Indian tribe, a state or political subdivision of a state, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization or association with an application supported by a state, a political subdivision of a state, or a native community.

Commerce shall make such designations for a two-year period, and may renew a designation for additional two-year periods, based on specified criteria.

Recipients may use such financial or technical assistance to support investments in ecosystems that will improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing, including infrastructure, access to capital, promotion of exports and foreign direct investment, equipment upgrades, workforce training, energy or process efficiency, business incubators, site preparation, advanced research, supply chain development, and small business assistance.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act

Latest action (Apr 5, 2017): Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2706)

Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 22, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.