HR 6571 United States House · 118th Congress

Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2023

This bill establishes a Critical Supply Chain Resiliency Program within the Department of Commerce to strengthen U.S. supply chains for critical goods essential to national security and economic security. It directs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce to map critical supply chains, identify vulnerabilities, develop contingency plans for disruptions like pandemics or cyber attacks, and encourage partnerships with domestic manufacturers and allies. The program requires annual reports to Congress on supply chain resilience strategies, promotes use of technologies like blockchain for traceability, and will operate for seven years. The bill directly affects the Department of Commerce, domestic manufacturers of critical goods, and U.S. partnerships with key international allies. It focuses on concrete policy changes to enhance supply chain security without mandating private sector compliance.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Dec 4, 2023 Last action May 16, 2024
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What changed between versions

Introduced in House Engrossed in House · 7 edits · May 15, 2024
MODERATE
The Engrossed version of HR 6571 restructures the bill (moving definitions to the end and adding a table of contents), replaces the informal term 'countries of concern' with specific cross-references to defined exclusion criteria, removes the annual Report to Congress requirement, and most significantly removes the 'subject to the availability of appropriations' language from the innovation and best practices section, making those activities mandatory rather than contingent on funding.
FISCAL

Removed 'Subject to the availability of appropriations' from Section 4 (Critical supply chain innovation and best practices), meaning the Assistant Secretary must carry out these activities regardless of whether specific appropriations are made for them.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the annual Report to Congress requirement (former section 4(f)) that required the Secretary to submit a summary of every activity carried out under the Act each year, concurrent with the President's budget submission.

Removed the requirement (former section 4(e)(3)) that the Assistant Secretary enter into agreements with heads of relevant Federal agencies within one year to obtain information, data, or assistance for developing the national strategy report.

DEFINITION

Replaced all instances of 'countries of concern' with the more precise phrase 'countries that are described in clause (i) or (ii) of section 6(2)(B),' tying the exclusion to specific statutory criteria (significant national security/economic security risk, or RANSOMWARE Act designation) rather than an undefined term.

SCOPE

Added 'domestic enterprises' alongside 'domestic manufacturers' in several provisions, broadening the scope of entities covered by the bill's requirements and activities.

TECHNICAL

Restructured the bill: moved the definitions section from Section 2 to Section 6 at the end, added a table of contents in Section 1(b), renumbered all sections accordingly, and renamed 'coordination group' to 'unified coordination group' throughout.

Changed 'non-governmental organizations' to 'covered nongovernmental representatives' in several places, and simplified 'Federal agencies' to 'agencies' in numerous instances, likely reflecting a defined term used elsewhere in the bill.

Floor votes · House May 15, 2024

How they voted

39019
Passed · 21 other
Total votes 430
May 15, 2024
D Democratic213
200 Yea 1 Nay 12
93% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican216
189 Yea 18 Nay 9
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
3
May 16, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
May 15, 2024
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 19 (Roll no. 211). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3035-3039)
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 19 (Roll no. 211). (text: 5/14/2024 CR H3035-3039)
lower
May 14, 2024
Introduced
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Apr 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-473.
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Dec 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Dec 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Dec 4, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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