# 119-hr-2832: Defend American Manufacturing Act

119-hr-2832, Defend American Manufacturing Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2832
- Congress: 119
- Title: Defend American Manufacturing Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Ties the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership's continuation to annual congressional funding and makes nationwide MEP awards mandatory.** The Defend American Manufacturing Act would require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through NIST, to keep operating the Hollings MEP only when Congress provides annual appropriations and to run competitions and awards across the entire country. - Manufacturers and small factories: Would see continued access to the Hollings MEP only if Congress funds it each fiscal year, preserving the program as a funded option rather than guaranteeing funding. - State MEP centers and Puerto Rico: Would be subject to a required nationwide competition, renewal, and award process covering all 50 states and Puerto Rico, which could change how local centers win or keep grants. - Department of Commerce/NIST leadership: Would face a new mandatory duty because the bill replaces a discretionary "may" with a required "shall" in the NIST Act, forcing action under that authority when funding exists.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Nationwide help for small manufacturers: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Commerce Department, through NIST, to compete, renew, and award manufacturing help centers. Centers would be in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. It would start in fiscal year 2025 and continue only in years when Congress funds the MEP under NIST’s Industrial Technology Ser…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2832 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2832)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2832 (as of 2025-12-21).