H.R. 7342

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7342 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7342

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 25, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works

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AN ACT

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
provide for certain grant eligibility relating to projects that 
facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of 
employment located outside the United States, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Made in America Jobs Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

(a) Grants for Public Works and Economic Development.--Section 
201(c) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3141(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a 
source of employment located outside the United States; and
``(10) facilitate the growth of the manufacturing 
sector.''.
(b) Grants for Planning and Grants for Administrative Expenses.--
Section 203(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3143(a)) is amended by inserting ``, including planning with 
respect to projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, 
of a source of employment located outside the United States or to 
facilitate the growth of the manufacturing sector,'' after ``economic 
development planning''.
(c) Grants for Training, Research, and Technical Assistance.--
Section 207(a)(2) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3147(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (K); 
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:
``(I) activities to facilitate the relocation, to 
the United States, of a source of employment located 
outside the United States;
``(J) activities to facilitate the growth of the 
manufacturing sector; and''.
(d) Grants for Economic Adjustment.--Section 209(a) of the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149(a)) is 
amended by inserting ``projects to facilitate the relocation, to the 
United States, of a source of employment located outside the United 
States, projects to facilitate the growth of the manufacturing 
sector,'' after ``loan fund),''.

Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.