# 116-hr-8132: American COMPETE Act

116-hr-8132, American COMPETE Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8132
- Congress: 116
- Title: American COMPETE Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2020-08-28
- Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy Act or the American COMPETE Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and submit reports on the state of specified technology industries (e.g., artificial intelligence, quantum computing, blockchain technology, and unmanned delivery services) and the impact of these industries on the U.S. economy.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-4692: Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8132 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8132 (as of 2025-11-18).
