Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Streamlining American Manufacturing Strategy Act'', proposes amendments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act. The primary goal is to change how the strategic plan for the Manufacturing USA Program is updated. It moves the requirement from updating the plan every 3 years to updating it at least once every 4 years. This change is intended to align the program's planning cycle with the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing. By doing this, the program aims to better reflect national strategy priorities.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +1
Is this likely to create jobs?
Aligning manufacturing strategy cycles may support long-term job stability in advanced manufacturing sectors.
- Scored +1
Is this likely to grow the economy?
Strategic alignment of manufacturing plans can support more consistent industrial economic growth.
- Scored +1
Would business owners be better off under this?
The alignment of manufacturing strategic plans may provide more predictable policy environments for industrial business owners.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Alignment of Priorities: Under Section 2(a)(3), the bill updates the strategic plan to align the planning cycle with the National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing. This is intended to better ensure the Manufacturing USA Program reflects the priorities of the national strategy.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Reduced Frequency of Updates: Section 2(a)(1) strikes the requirement to update the strategic plan "not less frequently than once every 3 years" and replaces it with a requirement of "not less frequently than once every 4 years." This results in a longer gap between mandatory strategic plan updates.
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
- Is this likely to grow the economy? — Strategic alignment of manufacturing plans can support more consistent industrial economic growth. Is this likely to create jobs? — Aligning manufacturing strategy cycles may support long-term job stability in advanced manufacturing sectors.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The alignment of manufacturing strategic plans may provide more predictable policy environments for industrial business owners.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — Aligning strategic plans can optimize the impact of federal research and development in manufacturing.
- 10/29/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-91.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222.
- 7/30/2025
- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 7/17/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Ted BuddRepublican · North Carolina