Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
Latest action · Mar 25, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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 4, 2026
- Passed HouseMar 24, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
This bill expands the criteria for various grants under the Economic Development Administration's public works program to include projects that facilitate the relocation of employment opportunities into the United States or the growth of the manufacturing sector.
Specifically, the bill modifies grants for (1) public works and economic development; (2) planning and administrative expenses; (3) training, research, and technical assistance; and (4) regions experiencing adverse economic changes.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 4, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Original | Feb 4, 2026 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2026Discharged Feb 11, 2026Markup Feb 11, 2026Reported Mar 20, 2026 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2026 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2026Discharged Mar 20, 2026 |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2026 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Mar 24, 2026Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 24, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2652-2654)
- Mar 24, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7342.
- Mar 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2652-2653)
- Mar 24, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-567, Part I.
- Mar 20, 2026Committee on Financial Services discharged.
- Mar 20, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 488.
- Feb 11, 2026Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
- Feb 11, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 11, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 5, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Feb 4, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2026Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 H2652–H2654Text printed H2652 | David J. Taylor R-OH, Jeff Hurd R-CO, Shomari Figures D-AL | Mar 24, 2026 |
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.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 25, February 4, 2026, page H2031.
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for certain grant eligibility relating to projects that facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for certain grant eligibility relating to projects that facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2026Referred in Senate
- Mar 24, 2026Engrossed in House
- Mar 20, 2026Reported in House
- Feb 4, 2026Introduced 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.
