Commerce Department studies what critical infrastructure the U.S. imports.

What it does

The bill tells the Commerce Department to study what products the U.S. buys from other countries. These products are for critical infrastructure like energy, water, and transportation. The study will look at why the U.S. does not make these products and what it would cost to make them here. It will also check if rural areas or industrial parks could manufacture them. The Commerce Department must report findings to Congress within 18 months and share the report publicly.

Who it affects

This bill does not cost money or create new rules for people or companies. It creates a public report that Congress and the public can read.

One thing to notice

The bill says companies do not have to share information if they do not want to.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.

• Feb 27, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Feb 27, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
• Mar 4, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Mar 4, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
• Apr 28, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1651)”
• Apr 28, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Bilirakis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

1 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 2 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $6,870,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 31 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 0% of bills with any report.

Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who sponsored the bill, received $2,356,952 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Ncta - the Internet & Television Association — $6,870,000 in 2 reports

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• critical infrastructure — Systems that provide essential services like power, water, and transportation.
• Commerce Department — The government agency that handles business and trade matters.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.