H.R. 1721: Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-27 · Commerce · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-127.

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Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act

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Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to study and report on products that are in high demand across the critical infrastructure sectors. Critical infrastructure sectors are those whose assets, systems, and networks are vital to national security, the economy, public health or safety, or any combination of those matters. The study must (1) identify the products in high demand across those sectors that are being imported due to manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraints; and (2) analyze the costs, benefits, and feasibility of manufacturing those products in the United States.

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Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] · 2 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1721.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1721 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills