# 119-s-4810: CHIPS Training in America Act of 2026

119-s-4810, CHIPS Training in America Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4810
- Congress: 119
- Title: CHIPS Training in America Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-17
- Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Centralize microelectronics training and build a national workforce strategy.** This bill would create a single public online clearinghouse for microelectronics education and workforce information, require a five-year federal strategy on microelectronics workforce development, standardize competency-based credentials, and set up a competitive grant program through the National Semiconductor Technology Center.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-06-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Five-year microelectronics workforce strategy: benefit, medium. If enacted, a government Subcommittee would have one year to write a 5-year national microelectronics workforce strategy. The Subcommittee would include the Secretaries of Labor, Education, and Veterans Affairs and consult industry, schools, and economic groups. The plan would set goals and metrics…
- Standard credentials for microelectronics training: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require development of competency-based degree, credential, and certificate frameworks for microelectronics training. NSTC (or the National Science Foundation) would set these standard skill rules and training programs and grant applicants would be expected to align with…
- Grants for semiconductor training programs: benefit, low. If enacted, the National Semiconductor Technology Center would run competitive grants to expand semiconductor and microelectronics training. Grants would be up to $7,000,000 each and last up to 5 years. Federal funding would pay no more than 50% of project costs. Programs would have to report parti…
- Single national microelectronics clearinghouse: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require one public online clearinghouse for microelectronics education and workforce information. Federal agencies would be prohibited from creating separate or duplicate clearinghouses. The national strategy, grant information, and public reports would need to be posted…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-725: Enhancing First Response Act
- 119-s-278: Kids Off Social Media Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-4810 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4810)

## Related
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-725: Enhancing First Response Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-725)
- [119-s-278: Kids Off Social Media Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-278)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4810 (as of 2026-09-10).