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S. 4982 116th Congress Senate

Creating Helpful Incentives for Producing Semiconductors for America and Foundries Act

Official title: A bill to provide incentives for the production of semiconductors for the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2020 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Latest action December 8, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Creating Helpful Incentives for Producing Semiconductors for America and Foundries Act

This bill establishes measures to incentivize semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing. These measures include creating (1) a financial assistance program for investment in semiconductor facilities and equipment, (2) a public-private partnership with the Department of Defense to ensure the development and production of secure microelectronics, and (3) a Multilateral Semiconductors Security Fund to support the development and adoption of secure semiconductors and semiconductor supply chains.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6395 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
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All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Dec 8, 2020
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 8, 2020
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Dec 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4982: Creating Helpful Incentives for Producing Semiconductors for America and Foundries Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4982/
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"S. 4982: Creating Helpful Incentives for Producing Semiconductors for America and Foundries Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4982/.
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