Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) bipartisan bill to boost U.S. manufacturing advanced out of the Senate Commerce Committee and is expected to pass by unanimous consent.
Co-sponsored by Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), the Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act directs Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to study key imports and support domestic production in rural and industrial areas. Ernst says the bill will create jobs and strengthen national security.
“I am thrilled to see my Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act closer to becoming law,” Ernst told Breitbart News in a written statement. “This is a major step in bringing supply chains home, boosting domestic manufacturing, and ending our reliance on foreign adversaries for critical goods. Finding ways for American businesses to source materials from right here — instead of halfway around the world — not only boosts our economic security but also our national security.”
Sen. Ernst’s new bill complements two others: the bipartisan Made in America Manufacturing Act, which would double SBA loan limits to $10 million for small manufacturers, and the MAPS Act, aimed at securing the U.S. medical supply chain amid heavy reliance on China.
My bipartisan Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act has already passed in the House.
With @SenJoniErnst championing it in the Senate, it’s time to get this across the finish line, get it signed into law, and bring more good paying manufacturing jobs to Iowa!
— Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (@RepMMM) June 9, 2025
