CHIPS Training in America Act of 2026

This bill would create a competitive grant program, run by the National Semiconductor Technology Center, for partnerships of community colleges or vocational schools, semiconductor companies, and state, tribal, or local governments to start or expand training programs in semiconductor manufacturing and related fields. Grants could be up to $7 million for up to 5 years, with the federal government paying no more than half of the costs, and grantees would report yearly on participants and outcomes. The bill would also require a federal subcommittee, joined by the Secretaries of Labor, Education, and Veterans Affairs, to write a 5-year national strategy on the microelectronics workforce within one year and update it at least every 5 years. It would set up a single public online clearinghouse for microelectronics education and workforce information and bar federal agencies from creating a duplicate one.

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Sponsors

• Mark Kelly Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors