USA Act
Sponsored By: Representative Webster (FL)
Introduced
Summary
Strengthen the U.S. role in international standards development. This bill would direct the relevant agency director to promote openness, transparency, due process, appeals, and consensus in international standards and to push voluntary, private-sector led consensus standards as the foundation for U.S. market access.
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- Private-sector stakeholders would get more formal federal support. The bill would promote voluntary consensus standards developed through private-sector led processes and encourage partnerships that help industry shape technical rules for emerging technologies.
- Federal agencies would coordinate more closely. The director must work with relevant agency heads to ensure cooperation across the government when partnering with and supporting private stakeholders on standards development.
- U.S. economic competitiveness would be a focus. The bill emphasizes public-private partnerships and standards as a key to global market access and advancing U.S. interests in standards development.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Help for businesses on global standards
The bill would tell the Director to push for open, transparent, and consensus-based global standards. It would promote voluntary, private-sector standards in line with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act as it exists before enactment. It would strengthen public-private partnerships and require coordination across federal agencies. Agencies would work with companies on standards for emerging technologies. This would take effect upon enactment. If passed, this could help U.S. businesses, including small firms, by reducing duplicate rules and easing access to global markets.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Webster (FL)
FL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Sponsored 8/5/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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