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119-hr-4932119th CongressWALLET

National Manufacturing Advisory Council for the 21st Century Act

Sponsored By: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

Introduced

Summary

Would create a National Manufacturing Advisory Council to link the federal government and the U.S. manufacturing sector. The council would advise on policies and produce an annual national strategic plan focused on workforce, supply chains, technology, and investment to keep U.S. manufacturing competitive.

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  • Workers and families: The council would recommend workforce investments, training and apprenticeships, and ways to help workers adopt new technologies while preventing job losses. It would push for policies that expand access to jobs and advancement for underrepresented groups.
  • Manufacturers and industry groups: The council would provide a regular public-private forum to raise supply chain interruptions, critical production capacity gaps, and management practices. The bill would transfer the functions, personnel, and unexpended balances of the current U.S. Manufacturing Council to the new council.
  • Educators and local workforce systems: The council would coordinate with community and technical colleges, higher education, state and local workforce boards, labor organizations, and nonprofit trainers. It would be required to submit a national strategic plan within 180 days after its first meeting and annually thereafter.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Create a national manufacturing council

The Commerce Department would set up a National Manufacturing Advisory Council within 180 days. It would do this in consultation with Labor, Defense, Energy, the U.S. Trade Representative, and Education. The new council would take over the old U.S. Manufacturing Council’s staff, duties, and assets. Any unspent funds tied to the old council could be used for the same purposes. Commerce could modify an existing advisory committee to meet this need within 90 days. Members would come from industry (including small and mid‑sized firms), labor, and schools, with public input. Members would serve 3‑year terms, renewable up to two times; terms could be staggered. Vacancies would be filled for the rest of the term, and a member could serve until a successor is named. Commerce would share relevant information it already has with the council, consistent with law.

National manufacturing plan and worker training

The council would provide a regular forum between the government and manufacturing workers and employers. It would meet at least every 180 days. Within 180 days after its first meeting, and then each year, it would send a national manufacturing plan to the Commerce Secretary and Congress. It would assess technology changes, capacity, skills, investment, defense needs, and supply chain problems. The council would seek input from the public, industry, labor, and schools. It would advise on worker training and apprenticeships, including work‑based learning and community and technical colleges. It would recommend ways to prevent job losses as new technologies roll out and to support employee ownership transitions. It would focus on access to good jobs for underrepresented groups and on areas hurt by foreign competition.

Time-limited council with special rules

Chapter 10 of title 5 would not apply to the council or its work. The council would end on September 30 of the fifth year after the year of its first meeting.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 8/8/2025

  • Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 10/3/2025

  • Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 10/21/2025

Roll Call Votes

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