H.R. 2397: American Manufacturing Leadership Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-30 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

American Manufacturing Leadership Act

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American Manufacturing Leadership Act This bill revises the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing USA program and extends through FY2024 and revises the Economic Development Administration's Regional Innovation Program. The bill grants certain authorities of the Department of Commerce under the Manufacturing USA program to additional federal agencies. All centers under the Manufacturing USA program shall (currently, may) conduct research and development and related activities. The Manufacturing USA program office must, among other things, help develop pilot programs that may be implemented for manufacturing innovation. The General Accountability Office shall triennially assess Manufacturing USA program operations.

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American Manufacturing Leadership Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] · 22 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2397, American Manufacturing Leadership Act (2019-05-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Troy Balderson (R-OH), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Sean Casten (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Angie Craig (D-MN), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2397.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2397 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116