H.R. 5479: Supply CHAIN Act
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H.R. 5479: Supply CHAIN Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-10-05 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-10-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Supply CHAIN Act
Plain summary
Supply Chain Health And Integrity for the Nation Act or the Supply CHAIN Act This bill establishes the Supply Chain Resiliency and Crisis Response Office to monitor and respond to disruptions in critical industries and supply chains. Specifically, the office must (1) identify high-priority supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities in critical industries, (2) identify and evaluate the effect of supply chain disruptions on U.S. economic security, and (3) collaborate with other governmental bodies and key international partners to identify opportunities to reduce supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities. The office also must establish a unified coordination group to oversee the interagency response to supply chain shocks and the office must designate certain critical industries, supply chains, and critical goods and services. The bill includes various reporting requirements.
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Sponsor: Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] · 2 cosponsors
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Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5479.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr5479 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117