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S4810119th CongressWALLET

CHIPS Training in America Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Senator Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

Introduced

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.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Five-year microelectronics workforce strategy

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, align with K–12 and postsecondary education, coordinate federal funding, and be updated and posted to the clearinghouse at least every 5 years.

Standard credentials for microelectronics training

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 them. These rules would take effect upon enactment to improve consistency and transferability of credentials across programs.

Grants for semiconductor training programs

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 participant totals and completions by sex, race, and ethnicity each year, and NSTC would publish a summary to Congress and online within 180 days.

Single national microelectronics clearinghouse

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 there.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]

AZ • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 6/17/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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