American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013
Latest action · Sep 24, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Directs the Committee on Technology under the National Science and Technology Council to develop, in lieu of the currently required strategic plan to guide federal programs and activities in support of advanced manufacturing research and development, a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan to improve government coordination and provide long-term guidance for federal programs and activities in support of U.S. manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing research and development.
Requires the Secretary of Commerce, in developing and updating the plan quadrennially, to serve as the chairperson of the Committee.
Specifies the goals of the plan to be to: (1) promote growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector, (2) support the development of a skilled manufacturing workforce, (3) enable innovation and investment in domestic manufacturing, and (4) support national security.
Requires the Committee, as part of the development of the plan, to conduct an analysis of specified factors that impact the competitiveness and growth of the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to transmit the plan, and subsequent updates, to Congress.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2013 to Jul 10, 2013; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Jun 20, 2013 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Jun 20, 2013 |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Original | Jun 20, 2013 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jun 20, 2013 |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Original | Jun 20, 2013 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jun 20, 2013 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Jul 10, 2013 | |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jul 10, 2013 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2013 |
| Research and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Sep 24, 2013 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2013 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2013 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- Jun 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Jun 20, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2013Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6379 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Jul 17, 2014 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3989.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 113-40 | STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS64 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Jul 10, 2013 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34736 | The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Feb 7, 2014 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 83 | Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 | Related bill | Dec 16, 2014 |
| S 1709 | American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 | Related bill | Nov 14, 2013 |
| HR 2996 | Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 | Related bill | Sep 16, 2014 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Committee on Technology under the National Science and Technology Council to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
