HR2480-119

What This Bill Does

The Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2025 uses the Department of Commerce's SelectUSA program to focus foreign direct investment on vulnerable parts of the United States semiconductor supply chain. Congress finds that semiconductor shortages threatened U.S. economic recovery, manufacturing sectors, national security, fabrication, advanced packaging, and materials and equipment supply. Within 180 days, the Executive Director of SelectUSA must solicit comments from state-level economic development organizations about federal actions, barriers, public opportunities, resource gaps, and recommendations for increasing semiconductor-related foreign direct investment. SelectUSA must also consider coordination with allied or partner countries so foreign adversaries do not benefit. Within two years, SelectUSA and the Federal Interagency Investment Working Group must report to the Senate Commerce Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee on comments received, current investment-attraction activities, and strategies for securing the chip supply chain without additional appropriations.

Who Benefits and How

Domestic semiconductor fabrication facilities, advanced-packaging companies, semiconductor materials suppliers, semiconductor equipment manufacturers, state economic-development organizations, allied-country investors, U.S. manufacturing employers, Senate Commerce Committee staff, and House Commerce Committee staff benefit because the bill creates a targeted federal process for identifying barriers, amplifying state investment efforts, and steering foreign direct investment toward supply-chain segments considered vulnerable.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Executive Director of SelectUSA, Department of Commerce staff, the Federal Interagency Investment Working Group, state economic-development organizations, foreign investors seeking semiconductor projects, federal agencies coordinating investment strategy, and taxpayers bear burdens because the bill requires comment collection, interagency coordination, ally-partner screening, congressional reporting, strategy development, and implementation with no additional funds authorized.

Key Provisions

• Defines SelectUSA as the Department of Commerce program established by Executive Order 13577.
• Finds that semiconductor shortages affected U.S. manufacturing, economic recovery, national security, fabrication, advanced packaging, materials, and equipment.
• Requires SelectUSA to solicit state economic-development comments within 180 days on barriers, opportunities, resource gaps, and recommendations.
• Requires SelectUSA to consider allied-country coordination so foreign adversaries do not benefit from the investment strategy.
• Requires a two-year report to Congress on comments, SelectUSA activities, and strategies to increase semiconductor foreign direct investment.
• Prohibits additional appropriations for carrying out the Act.