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Introduced March 27, 2025 by John James · Last progress April 29, 2025
The bill centralizes efforts and definitions to strengthen U.S. supply‑chain resilience and support domestic manufacturing—potentially improving access to critical goods and jobs—but does so at the risk of higher costs, budgetary and administrative burdens, privacy and trade tensions, and program uncertainty from limited funding and a 10‑year sunset.
Domestic manufacturers, small businesses, and workers gain clearer program eligibility, definitions, and supports to expand or relocate production and build U.S. manufacturing capacity—potentially creating manufacturing jobs and local investment, especially in emerging technology sectors.
Hospitals, taxpayers, consumers, and businesses see more reliable access to critical goods and reduced disruption risk through diversification to domestic/allied suppliers, improved supply‑chain visibility, assessments, and contingency planning.
State and local governments, federal agencies, and institutions benefit from stronger coordination, mandated consultation and public comment, confidentiality protections for voluntarily shared data, and more consistent terminology—improving policy tailoring and intergovernmental response.
Small businesses, domestic manufacturers, and middle‑class consumers may face higher production and retail costs because shifting sourcing to domestic or narrowly defined allied suppliers and exclusions can reduce supplier flexibility and increase prices.
Taxpayers and the federal budget could face increased fiscal pressures because implementing assessments, working groups, strategy reporting, incentives, or subsidies requires resources and/or will force reallocation of existing agency funds away from other priorities.
Small businesses and non‑incumbent firms risk being disadvantaged because government prioritization, broad technical definitions, and expanded regulatory reach could favor larger or politically connected companies and impose new compliance costs.
Based on analysis of 7 sections of legislative text.
Creates a Commerce-led working group to assess and strengthen critical supply chains, requires reports and consultations, forbids new appropriations, and sunsets after 10 years.
Creates a Commerce-led Supply Chain Resilience Working Group to map, assess, and strengthen critical supply chains and related manufacturing capacity in the United States and allied/partner countries. It directs the Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis to lead interagency coordination, consult private and state/local stakeholders, identify vulnerabilities and tools, and produce a departmental report with recommendations—all without new appropriations and with a 10-year sunset. The law sets deadlines for action (Working Group within 120 days, major assessments within one year, a Commerce report within two years), defines key terms, and emphasizes encouraging domestic and allied production while reducing reliance on specified foreign sources consistent with international obligations.