A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 6 cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- In Senate committee
The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Reshoring American Manufacturing Act of 2026 or the RAM Act. It requires the Small Business Administration to set up a specific webpage within 60 days of the act's enactment. This webpage must provide resources and information to help small businesses bring their manufacturing capacity back to the United States. The webpage must include contact information, partner organizations, and a free tool to help businesses find entities that can assist with onshoring. The Small Business Administration must also update the webpage annually, conduct a study, and submit reports to Congress. All requirements of this act will terminate four years after enactment.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +7
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill directly provides small businesses with tools and information to move manufacturing back to the U.S.
- Scored +7
Would business owners be better off under this?
Small business owners gain access to essential resources for onshoring manufacturing capacity.
- Scored +3
Is this likely to create jobs?
By facilitating the onshoring of manufacturing, the bill provides resources aimed at stimulating domestic job creation.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
How the text last changed
Reported in House (10/9/2026), compared with Introduced in House. Each change is on the Text tab.
The newer version of the bill changes several rules regarding a government-provided webpage for small businesses relocating manufacturing to the United States. It shifts the responsibility of establishing and maintaining the webpage from the general Administrator to a specific official, the Associate Administrator for the Office of Manufacturing and Trade, and adds a requirement for a free tool to help identify assistance entities. The update schedule is altered so that annual reviews happen until 4 years after the Act's enactment, rather than indefinitely. Additionally, the newer version introduces a requirement for an initial study and report to Congress within 2 years of the webpage's establishment, followed by annual updated reports, and sets an overall termination date of 4 years after enactment for the Act and its requirements.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Access to a Free Onshoring Tool: Under Section 2(b)(2), the bill provides a free tool designed to help small business owners find entities that can assist them with bringing their manufacturing capacity back to the United States. This is a positive outcome because it gives small businesses direct, cost-free assistance to navigate the onshoring process.
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Helpful Contact Information: Under Section 2(b)(1), the webpage must include contact information for general inquiries, relevant Small Business Administration offices, and partner organizations. This helps people easily reach out to the right offices for help with manufacturing.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No Negative Impacts Identified: Based strictly on the text provided, there are no specific sections or provisions that outline negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill directly provides small businesses with tools and information to move manufacturing back to the U.S. Is this likely to create jobs? — By facilitating the onshoring of manufacturing, the bill provides resources aimed at stimulating domestic job creation. Is this likely to grow the economy? — Supporting domestic manufacturing capacity can contribute to overall national economic growth.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Small business owners gain access to essential resources for onshoring manufacturing capacity.
Handed to a committee to examine
What changed from Engrossed in House: No change to the wording. Only the printed details that record the bill’s progress, such as the heading and dates, are different.
The version one chamber actually passed
What changed from Reported in House: No change to the wording. Only the printed details that record the bill’s progress, such as the heading and dates, are different.
A committee approved it and sent it to the floor
What changed from Introduced in House
The newer version of the bill changes several rules regarding a government-provided webpage for small businesses relocating manufacturing to the United States. It shifts the responsibility of establishing and maintaining the webpage from the general Administrator to a specific official, the Associate Administrator for the Office of Manufacturing and Trade, and adds a requirement for a free tool to help identify assistance entities. The update schedule is altered so that annual reviews happen until 4 years after the Act's enactment, rather than indefinitely. Additionally, the newer version introduces a requirement for an initial study and report to Congress within 2 years of the webpage's establishment, followed by annual updated reports, and sets an overall termination date of 4 years after enactment for the Act and its requirements.
Each change
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Section 2(a) changes references from "Website" to "Webpage" and specifies that the webpage must be established and maintained by the Associate Administrator for the Office of Manufacturing and Trade rather than the general Administrator.
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Section 2(b) adds a new item requiring a free tool to help small businesses identify entities that can assist with onshoring manufacturing capacity, and renumbers the following item accordingly.
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Section 2(c) changes the timeline and participants for updates, requiring the Associate Administrator to seek annual input from the Chief Counsel for Advocacy until 4 years after the enactment of the Act instead of an indefinite annual update.
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Section 2(d) is added to require the Administrator to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress on the webpage's effectiveness within 2 years of its establishment, with updated reports submitted annually until 4 years after enactment.
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Section 2(e) is added to terminate the Act and its requirements 4 years after the date of enactment.
Written by an AI model from a comparison of this version’s text with the one before it, not by a person. .
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- 11/12/2026
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- 11/11/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9718.
- Considered under suspension of the rules.
- Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 10/9/2026
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-843.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 740.
- 9/16/2026
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 0.
- 9/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/1/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/6/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/16/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/15/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Robert BresnahanRepublican · Pennsylvania
Jake EllzeyRepublican · Texas
Brad FinstadRepublican · Minnesota
John JamesRepublican · Michigan
Johnny OlszewskiDemocrat · Maryland
Beth Van DuyneRepublican · Texas