Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2025
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Would require the SelectUSA program at the Department of Commerce to gather input from state economic development organizations and report to Congress on strategies to increase foreign direct investment in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and secure the domestic semiconductor supply chain.
What this bill would do
What it would do
The bill would direct the Executive Director of SelectUSA — a Department of Commerce program that coordinates federal efforts to attract business investment — to solicit comments from state-level economic development organizations within 180 days of enactment. Those comments would cover barriers to foreign direct investment in semiconductor manufacturing, opportunities to attract such investment, resource gaps at the state level, and recommendations for how SelectUSA could expand that investment on its own or through state partnerships. The solicitation would also address working with allied countries to prevent foreign adversaries from benefiting from U.S. investment efforts.
Within two years of enactment, SelectUSA would be required to submit a report to the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee summarizing the comments received, describing current SelectUSA activities in this space, and assessing strategies to increase investment and secure the semiconductor supply chain. No additional funds are authorized for carrying out the Act.
Key provisions
- 1Would require SelectUSA's Executive Director to solicit comments from state economic development organizations on barriers, opportunities, and strategies for increasing foreign direct investment in semiconductor manufacturing within 180 days of enactment.
- 2Would require comments to address working with allied countries to prevent foreign adversaries from benefiting from U.S. semiconductor investment efforts.
- 3Would require SelectUSA, coordinating with the Federal Interagency Investment Working Group, to submit a report to Congress within two years reviewing state comments, current activities, and strategies to secure the semiconductor supply chain.
- 4Would explicitly prohibit any additional funds from being authorized for carrying out the Act.
Who would be affected
State-level economic development organizations that would be asked to submit comments, the SelectUSA program and its Executive Director within the Department of Commerce, and congressional committees overseeing the resulting report. Semiconductor manufacturers and potential foreign investors are the broader background stakeholders, though the bill imposes no direct requirements on them.
Why it matters
If enacted, state economic development agencies would gain a formal federal channel to flag investment barriers and share strategies for attracting semiconductor manufacturing. Congressional committees would receive a structured assessment of where federal and state efforts stand — and where gaps remain — which could inform future legislation or executive action on semiconductor supply chain resilience.
What would change
Agencies directed to act
Effective dates
- Deadline for SelectUSA to solicit comments from state economic development organizations
- Deadline for SelectUSA to submit the congressional report on investment strategies
Funding and costs
Congressional Budget Office estimate
CBO estimates that H.R. 2480 would have no significant effect on the federal budget.
H.R. 2480 would direct the Department of Commerce, through its SelectUSA program, to solicit comments from state economic development organizations on supporting foreign direct investment in U.S. semiconductor production, and to report to Congress on strategies to increase such investment. CBO found no significant budgetary effect from these activities, as they involve administrative tasks within existing agency operations. The estimate does not identify any intergovernmental or private-sector mandates exceeding statutory thresholds.
How implementation would work
Within 180 days of enactment, the SelectUSA Executive Director must formally solicit comments from state economic development organizations covering investment barriers, opportunities, and strategic recommendations. Those comments feed into a report due within two years, prepared in coordination with the Federal Interagency Investment Working Group and submitted to two congressional committees. Because no new funds are authorized, all activity must be carried out within existing SelectUSA resources and staffing.
Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Received in the Senate.
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Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act of 2025
This bill requires the SelectUSA program to solicit comments from state economic development organizations regarding federal efforts to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production. SelectUSA must then report to Congress on such comments and the strategies that SelectUSA may employ to increase such investment and to secure the U.S. semiconductor supply chain.
SelectUSA is a Department of Commerce program established to coordinate federal efforts to attract and retain business investment in the United States.
Legislative subjects
Commerce; Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits; Computers and information technology; Congressional oversight; Economic development; Manufacturing; Supply chain; U.S. and foreign investments
Committee report
H. Rept. 119-64