National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021
Summary
National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021 This bill establishes the National Fab Lab Network as a nonprofit corporation. A fab lab is a digital fabrication facility with the capabilities necessary to create form and function from digital designs. The bill requires the National Fab Lab Network to (1) endeavor to establish at least one fab lab in each congressional district and additional labs according to local demand, (2) link fab labs into a national network and promote their further expansion across the country, (3) serve as a training and operating resource for fab labs and their leaders and mentors, (4) maintain a national registry of fab labs, (5) provide standards and protocols for connecting fab labs, and (6) assist fab labs in producing fab labs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 17, 2021
Last action May 18, 2021
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May 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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May 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
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May 17, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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