Congress asks for a plan to bring foreign chip makers here.
H.R. 2480 — Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2025 · Filed by Greg Landsman (D-OH) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 31, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells SelectUSA to work with states and other countries. SelectUSA must ask states what they think within 180 days. SelectUSA must write a report within 2 years on how to get foreign chip makers to invest here. The bill says foreign enemies cannot benefit. The bill gives no new money.
Who it affects
States that want to attract chip makers may benefit. Semiconductor companies and foreign investors may see new chances to build factories here.
One thing to notice
The bill asks for a study and report but gives no new money to do the work.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Mar 31, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 31, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
- Apr 8, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Apr 8, 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 H1650)”
- 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.
Words to know
- SelectUSA — A program at the Department of Commerce that helps bring foreign companies to invest in the United States.
- semiconductor — A material used to make computer chips that run phones and computers.
- foreign enemies — Countries or groups that the United States considers a threat to national security.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,384 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,358 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-19.
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