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S. 99: Strengthening Support for American Manufacturing Act
119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-15 · Commerce · Latest: Held at the desk.
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Official title
Strengthening Support for American Manufacturing Act
Plain summary
Strengthening Support for American Manufacturing Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to study and report on the offices and bureaus of the department that are relevant to critical supply chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation. The report must evaluate the purpose, statutory authority, effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of each such office and bureau and provide recommendations to improve their effectiveness, efficiency, and impact.
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Strengthening Support for American Manufacturing Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · 1 cosponsors
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s99.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>
Record fed-us-cong119-s99 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills