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National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021

Introduced: May 17, 2021 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 17, 2021
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National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021

This bill establishes the National Fab Lab Network as a nonprofit corporation.

A fab lab is a digital fabrication facility with the capabilities necessary to create form and function from digital designs. The bill requires the National Fab Lab Network to (1) endeavor to establish at least one fab lab in each congressional district and additional labs according to local demand, (2) link fab labs into a national network and promote their further expansion across the country, (3) serve as a training and operating resource for fab labs and their leaders and mentors, (4) maintain a national registry of fab labs, (5) provide standards and protocols for connecting fab labs, and (6) assist fab labs in producing fab labs.

What's happening now May 17, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3274 Identical bill National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 17, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1661: National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1661/
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"S. 1661: National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1661/.
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S. 1661, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1661/.
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