The record

LegislationLegislation· Nov 2025
S 1872 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Joni Ernst (R)

Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act

Orders the Commerce Department to study US manufacturing gaps in critical infrastructure products.

Tradeoff

Requires a study on whether the US can make critical-infrastructure goods it currently imports. No direct spending or policy changes.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $1 million over 2025-2030 for federal analysis and reporting.

The $1 million is just the federal cost to conduct the analysis and reporting—the policy does not appropriate funds for manufacturing or subsidies, only for the Department of Commerce to study and report on feasibility.

S. 1872, Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act · Aug 2025

Passed the Senate by on November 4, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (May 22, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation(May 22, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jun 25, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-81.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Nov 4, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Nov 10, 2025)