Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act
Latest action · Feb 9, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act
This bill establishes a program to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by designating consortiums as manufacturing communities and authorizing federal agencies to provide them with financial and technical assistance.
The Department of Commerce must designate consortiums as manufacturing communities using a competitive process and specified criteria. An eligible consortium must:
- represent a region that is large enough to contain critical elements of the key technologies or supply chain prioritized by the consortium and small enough to enable close collaboration among the consortium's members;
- include at least one institution of higher education, a private sector entity, and a government entity; and
- have a lead applicant that is a district organization, an Indian tribe, a state or political subdivision of a state, an institution of higher education, or a nonprofit organization or association cooperating with a political subdivision of a state.
Specified federal agencies may support the manufacturing communities by awarding them financial or technical assistance, providing preferential consideration when members of the consortium apply for assistance, or providing a federal point of contact to help members access assistance.
Recipients of the financial or technical assistance may use the funds to improve the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing with investments that may include infrastructure, access to capital, promotion of exports and foreign direct investment, equipment upgrades, workforce training, energy or process efficiency, and other specified purposes.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2016 to Sep 21, 2016; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Original | Feb 9, 2016 |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Feb 11, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 21, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Apr 26, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | May 3, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Sep 21, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 9, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 23, February 9, 2016, page H650.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2526 | Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act of 2016 | Related bill | Feb 9, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing by designating and supporting manufacturing communities, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Make It In America Manufacturing Communities Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2016Introduced in House
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