# 119-s-4957: A bill to improve the administration of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for other purposes.

119-s-4957, A bill to improve the administration of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4957
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to improve the administration of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Would require Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers to hold mandatory cooperative agreements and tighten financial oversight and operator transitions.** The bill would add explicit financial-management reviews, speed required reevaluations, and constrain sanctions to cases with non-positive evaluations. - HMEP centers and operators: Would require the Secretary to enter cooperative agreements for eligible centers and add financial-management evaluations, including monitoring for potential fraud or misuse. - Probation and performance checks: Would convert some probation steps into required actions and force a reevaluation no later than 180 days to determine if deficiencies were remedied or showed significant improvement. - Operator transitions and timelines: If a center fails to improve, the Secretary must start a competition within 30 days and run an application window up to 90 days, and remaining financial assistance would be transferred to the selected operator. - Limits on adverse actions: The Secretary could not suspend, cancel, or decline to renew assistance unless a center's evaluation is not positive. All changes are subject to the availability of appropriations.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster competitions and fund transfers: mixed, low. If your HMEP Center is placed on probation, the bill would require a reevaluation within 180 days after the probation notice. The bill would change a permissive probation step into a required one. If the center fails to fix problems before probation ends, the Secretary would start a competition wit…
- Mandatory awards and financial oversight: mixed, low. If you run or apply to run an HMEP Center, this bill would require the Secretary to use cooperative agreements for eligible centers. Evaluations would explicitly include financial-management reviews, including checks for fraud and misuse of funds. The Secretary would only be able to suspend, cancel…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4957 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4957)

## Related
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4957 (as of 2026-09-10).