MEANS Act
Summary
Manufacturing Economy And National Security Act or the MEANS Act This bill establishes the Office of Manufacturing Security and Resilience within the Department of Commerce to make grants and loans to support domestic manufacturing of critical goods and services, industrial equipment, and manufacturing technology. The grants and loans also may be used to support the security and expansion of supply chains.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 5, 2021
Last action Oct 6, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Oct 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
lower
Oct 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Kinzinger
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DDemocratic
Co
Tom Malinowski
DDemocratic
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