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Committee moves Streamlining American Manufacturing Act to Senate floor to align planning cycles
Summary
The Senate Commerce Committee favorably reported S.2318, a bill that aligns the Manufacturing USA program’s planning cycle with the national strategy for advanced manufacturing, synchronizing updates every four years to reduce duplication and align objectives.
The Senate Commerce Committee voted June 20 to report S.2318, the Streamlining American Manufacturing Act, to the full Senate. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Blunt Rochester and Sen. Ted Budd (as described in the markup), would align the Manufacturing USA program’s strategic planning timeline with the national strategy for advanced manufacturing so both are updated on a four-year cycle. Committee materials and floor commentary framed the change as an effort to reduce duplicative reporting, synchronize goals and data, and make strategic planning more useful to industry stakeholders. Ranking Member Maria Cantwell moved to report the bill favorably as part of a consolidated motion with two other measures; the motion carried by voice vote and the bill was ordered to be reported to the Senate. Committee discussion emphasized better coordination with the national strategy for advanced manufacturing but did not adopt committee amendments that changed the program’s statutory authorizations or funding levels in the markup on record. If enacted, S.2318 would change the cadence for strategic updates; the committee did not specify an implementation date or attach an appropriation in the markup.
