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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4932 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the National Manufac-
turing Advisory Council within the Department of Commerce, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 8, 2025 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself and Mr. MANN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Na-
tional Manufacturing Advisory Council within the De-
partment of Commerce, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Manufac-
turing Advisory Council for the 21st Century Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MANUFACTURING ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 
Council’’ means the National Manufacturing Advi-
sory Council established under subsection (b). 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(F) the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate; 
(G) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(H) the Committee on Education and 
Workforce of the House of Representatives; 
(I) the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; 
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(J) the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; 
(K) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(L) the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives. 
(3) ECONOMICALLY
DISTRESSED
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘economically distressed area’’ means an area 
that meets 1 or more of the requirements described 
in section 301(a) of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161(a)). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of De-
fense, the Secretary of Energy, the United States Trade 
Representative, and the Secretary of Education, shall es-
tablish within the Department of Commerce the National 
Manufacturing Advisory Council. 
(c) MISSION.—The mission of the Advisory Council 
shall be to— 
(1) provide a forum for— 
(A) regular communication between the 
Federal Government and the manufacturing 
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sector, including manufacturing workers, in the 
United States; and 
(B) discussing and proposing solutions to 
problems relating to the manufacturing sector 
in the United States, including the manufac-
turing workforce, supply chain interruptions, 
and other logistical challenges; 
(2) advise the Secretary regarding policies and 
programs of the Federal Government that affect 
manufacturing, including the manufacturing work-
force, in the United States; and 
(3) annually produce a national strategic plan, 
as described in subsection (g), that provides rec-
ommendations to the Secretary and the appropriate 
committees of Congress regarding how to help the 
United States remain the preeminent destination 
throughout the world for investment in manufac-
turing, which shall be based on the execution of the 
duties of the Advisory Council. 
(d) DUTIES.—The duties of the Advisory Council 
shall include the following: 
(1) Meeting not less frequently than once every 
180 days, in a manner to be determined by the Sec-
retary, in order to provide independent advice and 
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