HR1721-119

Passed House

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 27, 2025

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 29, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …

Apr 29, 2025 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Apr 24, 2025

Additional sponsor: Mrs. Houchin

Apr 24, 2025

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …

Feb 27, 2025

Mrs. Miller-Meeks (for herself and Ms. Schrier) introduced the following …

Summary

What This Bill Does

Directs Commerce Secretary to study which critical infrastructure products are imported due to US manufacturing constraints and analyze feasibility of domestic manufacturing, particularly in rural areas and industrial parks.

Who Benefits and How

Domestic manufacturers gain insight into reshoring opportunities. Rural communities may benefit from industrial development recommendations. Critical infrastructure sectors gain supply chain analysis.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Commerce Department must complete study within 1 year and report within 18 months. No compelled disclosure authority provided.

Key Provisions

  • Identify imported critical infrastructure products with US supply chain constraints
  • Analyze costs/benefits of domestic manufacturing including jobs and product costs
  • Assess feasibility of manufacturing in rural areas and industrial parks
  • Public report with recommendations
  • Covers all 16 critical infrastructure sectors from PPD-21
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Jan 9, 2026 18:33

Evidence Chain:

This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

Primary Purpose

Requires Commerce Department study on feasibility of domestic manufacturing for critical infrastructure products

Policy Domains

Manufacturing Critical Infrastructure Supply Chain

Legislative Strategy

"Inform reshoring policy for critical infrastructure supply chains"

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Manufacturing Critical Infrastructure
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Commerce

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"critical infrastructure sector" §2

16 sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive 21

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