American Manufacturing Revitalization Exchange Program Act of 2026

This bill would create the American Manufacturing Revitalization Exchange Program, run by the State Department's Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs. The program would send up to 10 U.S. citizens per year with manufacturing apprenticeship or school backgrounds to train at manufacturing companies or institutions in allied nations. Participants would receive a stipend covering costs such as living expenses, travel, visas, and health care, and placements could last up to 12 months with one possible 6-month renewal. The State Department would report yearly to Congress on the program, study how to expand it, and the program would end 2 years after the law is enacted.

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Sponsors

• Bill Huizenga Republican sponsor
• 15 cosponsors