H.R. 9718 (119th)Bill Overview

Reshoring American Manufacturing Act of 2026

domestic policy
Sponsor
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Jul 15, 2026
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
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01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

The bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create and maintain a website providing resources to small businesses on reshoring manufacturing to the United States. The site must be launched within 60 days of enactment, include contact information and other material the SBA’s Office of Manufacturing and Trade deems appropriate, and be reviewed annually with input from the SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy.

Why people may split

Left wants funding, labor, and environmental safeguards added

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear, narrowly scoped administrative requirement (an SBA-run website on onshoring resources) with a concrete implementing deadline and identified office, but leaves significant implementation details, resourcing, and accountability mechanisms unspecified.

The bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create and maintain a website providing resources to small businesses on reshoring manufacturing to the United States.

The site must be launched within 60 days of enactment, include contact information and other material the SBA’s Office of Manufacturing and Trade deems appropriate, and be reviewed annually with input from the SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy.

The statute defines the target audience as small business concerns under existing Small Business Act definitions.

Passage65/100

Content is narrow, administrative, and low-cost — historically such bills can pass, though standalone passage may depend on being bundled or uncontroversial floor time.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes a clear, narrowly scoped administrative requirement (an SBA-run website on onshoring resources) with a concrete implementing deadline and identified office, but leaves significant implementation details, resourcing, and accountability mechanisms unspecified.

Contention28/100

Left wants funding, labor, and environmental safeguards added

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Federal agenciesFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Federal agenciesImproves centralized access to federal resources and contacts for small businesses considering onshoring.
  • Potential benefitMay reduce information search costs and accelerate planning for onshoring projects.
  • Potential benefitCould modestly increase domestic manufacturing activity if businesses act on provided resources.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenCreates limited new administrative cost for the SBA without dedicated funding specified.
  • Potential burdenLikely produces only informational change, with uncertain measurable effect on jobs or production.
  • Federal agenciesMay duplicate existing federal, state, or private onshoring resources and outreach efforts.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Left wants funding, labor, and environmental safeguards added
Progressive75%

Generally supportive of policies that encourage domestic manufacturing and good jobs, but this bill is modest and mostly informational.

Likely praised as a small step toward supply chain resilience, yet criticized for lacking funding, labor standards, or environmental safeguards.

Would want stronger, enforceable measures to accompany mere information sharing.

Leans supportive
Centrist80%

Views the bill as a low-cost, pragmatic step to help small businesses explore reshoring.

Appreciates the quick timeline and centralized resource approach, but notes limited scope and absent performance metrics.

Likely to support if paired with follow-up evaluation or coordination with existing programs.

Leans supportive
Conservative60%

Mildly supportive of policies that promote U.S. manufacturing and assist small businesses, but skeptical of new federal initiatives.

Sees value if the site is low-cost and non-bureaucratic, but worries about federal overreach and inefficient spending.

Preference for state or private-sector solutions remains.

Split reaction
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood65/100

Content is narrow, administrative, and low-cost — historically such bills can pass, though standalone passage may depend on being bundled or uncontroversial floor time.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • No cost estimate or funding source specified
  • Whether committee will prioritize or bundle into larger legislation
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Left wants funding, labor, and environmental safeguards added

Content is narrow, administrative, and low-cost — historically such bills can pass, though standalone passage may depend on being bundled o…

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