H.R. 4549 · 118th Congress

Building Chips in America Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 11, 2023 by Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2). 12 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 14, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 11, 2023
Cosponsors
12
6 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to clarify the scope of a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to certain projects relating to the production of semiconductors, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Computers and information technology
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Industrial facilities
  • Industrial policy and productivity

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jennifer A. KiggansR-VA-2Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 11, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 11, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 11, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jul 11, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jul 11, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Jul 11, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  7. Jul 14, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.12 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCAI match · 100%
  2. Solvay Chemicals Inc.7 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  3. Cal Poly Corporation5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CAL POLY CORPORATIONAI match · 99%
  4. Entegris5 reports
    $710K reported (all issues)
  5. SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)
  6. TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.3 reports
    $570K reported (all issues)
  7. Frequency Electronics, Inc. (FEI)2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC$314.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL2 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. Information Technology Industry Council (ITI)2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. Sierra Club2 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)
  11. APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.1 report
    Federal contractor: APPLIED MATERIALS, INCAI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.