Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025
Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025 - Summary **What it does:** This bill directs the Department of Commerce to create a special working group focused on monitoring and strengthening U.S. supply chains for critical industries. The group would assess where supply chain weaknesses exist, identify potential disruptions that could harm the economy, and work with other government agencies and international partners to develop strategies for making supply chains more secure and resilient.
It essentially establishes a government effort to map out vulnerabilities in how the U.S. gets essential goods and to prevent future shortages or disruptions. **Who it affects:** The bill primarily impacts manufacturers, businesses reliant on stable supply chains, and consumers who depend on the availability of goods from critical industries (like advanced technology, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals). Government agencies will also be involved in coordinating these efforts. **Current status:** The bill has passed the Senate and now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration.
CRS Official Summary
Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025This bill requires the Industry and Analysis office of the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce to monitor and respond to disruptions in critical industries and supply chains.Specifically, the office must (1) establish the Supply Chain Resilience Working Group; (2) assess, map, and model critical supply chains; (3) identify high-priority supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities in critical industries; (4) identify and evaluate the effect of potential supply chain disruptions on market stability; and (5) collaborate with other governmental bodies and key international partners to identify opportunities to reduce supply chain gaps and vulnerabilities.Additionally, the office, in consultation with the working group and specified nongovernmental entities, must make recommendations and implement a strategy to improve the security and resiliency of manufacturing capacity and supply chains for critical industries (including critical industries for emerging technologies).The bill includes various reporting requirements.
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