Congress passes bill to streamline federal process for chip manufacturing projects in America

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Congress passed a bill this week that will streamline federal reviews for some microchip manufacturing projects in America.

The Building Chips in America Act passed in the House on Monday and is now on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk.

The bill streamlines the environmental review process for semiconductor manufacturing facilities that were incentivized by the CHIPS and Science Act.

Several projects are in the works but supporters of the bill have said that they have been delayed because of government red tape.

The bipartisan bill was authored in the Senate by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ).

Cruz said that the passage of the bill will benefit communities across the country where the projects are happening like his home state of Texas.

“What this is going to mean is new manufacturing plants will be built in Texas much faster. It will mean billions more dollars invested in the economy in Texas, and it will mean thousands more high paying jobs in Texas. It’s a great victory for for jobs in Texas,” said Sen. Cruz.

The senator also said the bill will also make America safer by manufacturing the chips domestically.

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