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On the recordApril 28, 2025
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1721) to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 1721 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act''. SEC. 2. STUDY ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to-- (1) identify, within each critical infrastructure sector, any product that is in high demand and is being imported due to a manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraint in the United States; (2) analyze the costs and benefits of manufacturing in the United States any product identified under paragraph (1), including any effects on-- (A) jobs, employment rates, and labor conditions in the United States; and (B) the cost of the product; (3) identify any product identified under paragraph (1) that feasibly may be manufactured in the United States; and (4) analyze the feasibility of, and any impediments to, manufacturing any product identified under paragraph (3) in-- (A) a rural area; (B) an industrial park; or (C) a…
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