HR 7178 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

CHIPS for America Act

Introduced Jun 11, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Michael T. McCaul R-TX

Latest action · Jun 11, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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.

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 11, 2020
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act or the CHIPS for America Act

This bill establishes investments and incentives to support U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research and development, and supply chain security.

Specifically, the bill provides an income tax credit for semiconductor equipment or manufacturing facility investment through 2026. The bill also establishes a trust fund to be allocated upon reaching an agreement with foreign government partners to promote (1) consistency in policies related to microelectronics, (2) transparency in microelectronic supply chains, and (3) alignment in policies towards nonmarket economies.

The Department of Commerce shall, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), carry out a program of research and development investment to accelerate the design, development, and manufacturability of next generation microelectronics, including through the creation of a Manufacturing USA institute for semiconductor manufacturing. Commerce shall also establish a program to match state and local government incentives offered to private entities for the purposes of building fabrication facilities relating to semiconductor manufacturing. Further, Commerce shall assess the capabilities of the U.S. industrial base to support the national defense in light of the global nature of supply chains and interdependencies between the industrial bases of the U.S. and foreign countries with respect to the manufacture and design of semiconductors.

The Department of Defense shall prioritize the use of specified available amounts for programs, projects, and activities in connection with semiconductor and related technologies.

The President shall establish within NIST a subcommittee on matters relating to U.S. leadership in semiconductor technology and innovation, which shall develop a national strategy on semiconductor research.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2020 to Nov 12, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Doris O. Matsui	Original	Jun 11, 2020
D-FL	Darren Soto		Jun 15, 2020
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik		Jun 15, 2020
D-CA	Anna G. Eshoo		Jun 24, 2020
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger		Jun 24, 2020
R-PA	John Joyce		Jun 24, 2020
R-NY	John Katko		Jun 24, 2020
R-IN	James R. Baird		Jun 25, 2020
D-CA	Ro Khanna		Jun 25, 2020
D-ME	Chellie Pingree		Jul 9, 2020
D-MI	Haley M. Stevens		Jul 9, 2020
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Jul 9, 2020
R-IN	Susan W. Brooks		Jul 9, 2020
R-WA	Jaime Herrera Beutler		Jul 16, 2020
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler		Jul 20, 2020
R-TX	Kay Granger		Jul 21, 2020
D-NY	Joseph D. Morelle		Jul 27, 2020
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube		Jul 27, 2020
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Jul 29, 2020
D-MI	Elissa Slotkin		Jul 29, 2020
R-IN	Jim Banks		Jul 29, 2020
D-AZ	Ruben Gallego		Jul 29, 2020
D-AZ	Greg Stanton		Aug 21, 2020
D-CA	Ted Lieu		Sep 11, 2020
D-MA	Seth Moulton		Sep 22, 2020
R-MT	Greg Gianforte		Sep 29, 2020
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Oct 16, 2020
R-NY	Chris Jacobs		Oct 23, 2020
D-WA	Rick Larsen		Nov 12, 2020

Committees 6

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 11, 2020
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jun 11, 2020
House	Armed Services Committee	Referred Jun 11, 2020
House	Financial Services Committee	Referred Jun 11, 2020
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred Jun 11, 2020
House	Foreign Affairs Committee	Referred Jun 11, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 11, 2020Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2020Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, and Foreign Affairs, 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 H5109	John Joyce R-PA	Oct 1, 2020

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 108, June 11, 2020, page H2390.

CRS reports 3

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 3

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R46767	China’s New Semiconductor Policies: Issues for Congress	Report	Apr 20, 2021
R46693	Huawei and U.S. Law	Report	Feb 23, 2021
R46581	Semiconductors: U.S. Industry, Global Competition, and Federal Policy	Report	Oct 26, 2020

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 3933	CHIPS for America Act	Identical bill	Jun 10, 2020
S 4324	Restoring Critical Supply Chains and Intellectual Property Act	Related bill	Jul 27, 2020

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To restore American leadership in semiconductor manufacturing by increasing Federal incentives in order to enable advanced research and development, secure the supply chain, and ensure long-term national security and economic competitiveness.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: CHIPS for America Act; Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 11, 2020Introduced in House

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