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2. The Rebuild America, Bring Back Jobs Act
Make things here again, and build what we need fast.
“Not only the wealth; but the independence and security of a Country, appear to be materially connected with the prosperity of manufactures.”Alexander Hamilton, Report on the Subject of Manufactures, December 5, 1791 · Read the source
Founding principle: A nation that cannot make things is not truly independent.
What it does
- Permanent, immediate write-off for new factory buildings in America. Equipment already has a permanent write-off under Public Law 119-21; this extends it to factory structures.
- Two-year deadline for federal environmental review of roads, bridges, ports, and the power grid. The clock starts when the agency certifies the application complete. A missed deadline means the review is deemed finished, but safety permits (pipeline, dam, nuclear, and similar) are never waived.
- One-in, three-out for major rules: an agency may issue a new major rule (one costing $100 million or more a year) only if it repeals three existing rules of equal or greater total cost. Rules required by a court order or to protect against an imminent threat to health or safety are exempt.
- Brings critical supply chains home: federal purchases of medicine, chips, steel, and defense materials must be made in the U.S. (final assembly here, with at least 65% of component cost domestic), phased in over 5 years, with a published, time-limited waiver when U.S. supply is short.
- Federal highway and bridge money goes to repair and maintenance before new expansion.
Why it matters to you
Good jobs that don’t require a four-year degree, in the town you already live in.
Legislative instrument: Bill (H.R.), with a Senate companion bill (S.).
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