Heinrich Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Accelerate U.S. Microchip Manufacturing Projects

Bipartisan legislation to expedite microchipplant construction now heads to President's desk

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) applauded the House of Representatives passage of the Building Chips in America Act, legislation he cosponsored to streamline federal permitting processes for microchip manufacturing projects while maintaining bedrock protections for clean air and clean water. The bill, which had previously passed the Senate twice - first as part of the Senate NDAA and again as a standalone legislation - now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.

The legislation is led by U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). Alongside Heinrich, the bill is cosponsored by U.S. Senators is Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.).

"Two years ago, I was part of the conference committee that finalized what eventually became the CHIPS and Science Act. I fought hard to pass this bill to spark a made-in-America manufacturing renaissance in New Mexico and across the country, and that's exactly what's happening," said Heinrich. "This bill to speed up construction of microchip projects will build on the momentum we've created, strengthen our supply chain and national security, and solidify New Mexico as one of the best places in America to manufacture advanced technologies - helping to create hundreds of new, good-paying jobs that New Mexicans can build their families around. I'm pleased that this bill is now headed to the President's desk to be signed into law."

"This is a major step forward for our economy and national security," said Kelly. "By preventing unnecessary delays in the construction of microchip manufacturing facilities, this bill will help maximize our efforts to bring this industry back to America, creating thousands of good-paying jobs and strengthening our supply chains. I'm grateful to my colleagues in both chambers for their bipartisan work to get this done, and I look forward to seeing it signed into law."

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