HR-2055 : Still Just a Bill

Make It At Home Act

It is the sense of Congress that it shall be the goal of the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the Secretaries of the military services, to ensure the management of the manufacturing workload of the military arsenals to maintain critical capabilities and ensure cost efficiency and technical competence in peacetime, while preserving the ability to provide an effective and timely response to mobilizations, national defense contingency situations, and other emergent requirements.

The Secretary shall report to Congress on the equipment, weapons, weapons systems, components, subcomponents, and end-items purchased from foreign entities and identify: (1) those items which could be manufactured in U.S. military arsenals or military depots to meet such goals, as well as (2) a plan for moving that workload into U.S. military arsenals or depots.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2015-08-13CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.House committee actions
2015-04-28IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services.House floor actions
2015-04-28IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Armed Forces and National Security
See Subjects
  • Congressional oversight
  • Manufacturing
  • Military facilities and property
  • Military operations and strategy
  • Military procurement, research, weapons development
  • Military readiness

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