Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
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The bill would expand eligibility for Economic Development Administration grants under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to cover projects that bring jobs back to the United States from overseas or grow domestic manufacturing.
By adding these as new qualifying purposes across several grant programs, it would let more reshoring and manufacturing-related projects compete for existing federal public works and economic development funding.
What this bill would do
What it would do
The bill would amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to add two new eligible purposes — facilitating the relocation of jobs from outside the United States to inside the country, and facilitating growth of the manufacturing sector — across four of the law's grant programs: public works and economic development grants, planning and administrative expense grants, training/research/technical assistance grants, and economic adjustment grants for regions facing adverse economic change.
The bill does not create a new grant program or appropriate new funding; it only broadens the list of purposes that can qualify for grants already authorized under the existing law. Decisions about which specific projects receive funding would remain with the Economic Development Administration under its existing grant-making processes.
Key provisions
- 1Would add relocating overseas jobs to the United States and growing manufacturing as eligible purposes for public works and economic development grants.
- 2Would allow planning grants to cover planning for job-relocation or manufacturing-growth projects.
- 3Would add job-relocation and manufacturing-growth activities as eligible uses of training, research, and technical assistance grants.
- 4Would make job-relocation and manufacturing-growth projects eligible for economic adjustment grants for regions experiencing adverse economic change.
Who would be affected
Communities, local governments, and regions applying for Economic Development Administration grants, particularly those pursuing projects tied to reshoring manufacturing jobs or growing domestic manufacturing capacity. The Economic Development Administration itself would apply the expanded eligibility criteria when reviewing grant applications.
Why it matters
Expanding eligible purposes could direct more federal public works and economic development funding toward reshoring and manufacturing projects, potentially increasing competition for existing grant dollars among applicants pursuing other kinds of economic development projects under the same programs.
What would change
Changes to existing law
Amends Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141(c)) (Sec. 2(a))
Adds job-relocation-to-the-U.S. and manufacturing-growth projects as new eligible purposes for public works and economic development grants.
Amends Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3143(a)) (Sec. 2(b))
Expands planning grant eligibility to include planning for relocation-to-the-U.S. or manufacturing-growth projects.
Amends Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3147(a)(2)) (Sec. 2(c))
Adds relocation-to-the-U.S. and manufacturing-growth activities as eligible training, research, and technical assistance grant uses.
Amends Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(a)) (Sec. 2(d))
Adds relocation-to-the-U.S. and manufacturing-growth projects as eligible for economic adjustment grants.
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Legislative status & sources
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Official CRS summary
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This bill expands the criteria for various grants under the Economic Development Administration's public works program to include projects that facilitate the relocation of employment opportunities into the United States or the growth of the manufacturing sector.
Specifically, the bill modifies grants for (1) public works and economic development; (2) planning and administrative expenses; (3) training, research, and technical assistance; and (4) regions experiencing adverse economic changes.
Legislative subjects
Employment and training programs; Labor and Employment; Manufacturing
Committee report
H. Rept. 119-567