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H.R. 1721

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 1721, the Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Commerce, Science, And Transportation, and last saw action on Apr 29, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Record

Text

H.R. 1721 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb1721/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 1721 EH: Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1721
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act  .
2.
Study on critical infrastructure manufacturing in the United States
(a)
Study
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to—
(1)
identify, within each critical infrastructure sector, any product that is in high demand and is being imported due to a manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraint in the United States;
(2)
analyze the costs and benefits of manufacturing in the United States any product identified under paragraph (1), including any effects on—
(A)
jobs, employment rates, and labor conditions in the United States; and
(B)
the cost of the product;
(3)
identify any product identified under paragraph (1) that feasibly may be manufactured in the United States; and
(4)
analyze the feasibility of, and any impediments to, manufacturing any product identified under paragraph (3) in—
(A)
a rural area;
(B)
an industrial park; or
(C)
an industrial park in a rural area.
(b)
Report to Congress
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—
(1)
submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study required by subsection (a), with recommendations relating to manufacturing in the United States products identified under subsection (a)(3); and
(2)
make the report available to the public on the website of the Department of Commerce.
(c)
Limitation on authority
This section may not be construed to provide the Secretary of Commerce with authority to compel a person to provide information described in this section.
(d)
Definition of critical infrastructure sector
In this section, the term  critical infrastructure sector  means each of the 16 designated critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive 21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience).
    Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-27
  2. Passed House2025-04-28
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 27, 2025

hb1721/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/27/2025)

Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to study and report on products that are in high demand across the critical infrastructure sectors. Critical infrastructure sectors are those whose assets, systems, and networks are vital to national security, the economy, public health or safety, or any combination of those matters.

The study must (1) identify the products in high demand across those sectors that are being imported due to manufacturing, material, or supply chain constraints; and (2) analyze the costs, benefits, and feasibility of manufacturing those products in the United States.

Sponsors

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) sponsors H.R. 1721, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1721 went before 2 committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Energy and Commerce.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred To · Apr 29, 2025 · 458 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Reported By · Apr 24, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 1721, the latest H. Rept. 119-76.

Actions

H.R. 1721 has taken 13 actions since Feb 27, 2025, the latest on Apr 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 29, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Apr 28, 202515:44
House
Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 28, 202515:44
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1651-1652)
Apr 28, 202515:44
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1721.
Apr 28, 202515:52
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1651)

Votes

H.R. 1721 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1721.

Titles

H.R. 1721 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act — Display Title
  • Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 1721, the latest on Jun 20, 2025.

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 112 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1721 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Telecommunications, Homeland Security, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia16—
A.O. SMITH CORPORATIONAn American manufacturer of both residential and commercial water heaters and boilers.District of Columbia11$40K
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.—Illinois11$30K
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION16—
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.11—
FORBES-TATE11$40K
LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN11$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 112.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CLIFFORD RICCIO116
JAMES HOUTON116
KELSEY ODOM116
LEE FRIEDMAN116
MICHAEL DEAN116
MICHAEL PAULS116
SAMUEL WALTON116
ALEXANDRIA FULLING114
CORY GARDNER114
JAMES ASSEY114
NICOLETTE GLISSON114
MICHAEL POWELL113
SAMUEL LOVE113
BROOKE DONILON112
ABELARDO TORRES111
ADAM SULEWSKI111
ALEXA BRANSON111
AMANDA MAYS111
ANDREA PORWOLL111
ASHLEY GUM111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$3.7M4th Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$3.5M3rd Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$3.3M1st Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter$3.2M1st Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$3.2M2nd Quarter - Report
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATIONNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$3.1M2nd Quarter - Report
A.O. SMITH CORPORATIONFORBES-TATE2025 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
LG ELECTRONICS USA, INC.LAW OFFICES OF KEVIN G. CURTIN2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1721 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1721’s is Commerce.

hr1721/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1721 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Government studies and investigations to Rural conditions and development.

hr1721/subjects.txt
Government studies and investigationsIndustrial policy and productivityInfrastructure developmentRural conditions and development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1721, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS:H.R. 1721.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H920]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com