S. 2228 · 118th Congress · enacted
Building Chips in America Act of 2023
Became Public Law No: 118-105.
Latest official action 2024-10-02 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Building Chips in America Act of 2023 This bill modifies and limits the review of certain semiconductor (i.e., microchip) projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). First, the bill exempts from NEPA and NHPA specified semiconductor projects that receive financial assistance under the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including semiconductor projects with (1) activities that commence by December 31, 2024; (2) federal financial assistance provided in the form of a loan or loan guarantee; or (3) federal financial assistance, excluding any loan or loan guarantee, that comprises no more than 10% of the total estimated cost of the project. Further, the bill exempts certain activities from NEPA relating to the construction, expansion, or modernization of semiconductor facilities by establishing several categorical exclusions. Next, the bill allows the Department of Commerce to serve as the lead agency for the review of a semiconductor project that receives such financial assistance but is not exempted from review under NEPA. In completing an environmental review under NEPA for semiconductor projects that receive such financial assistance, Commerce may rely on or adopt prior studies and decisions under certain circumstances.
Congressional Research Service · 2024-10-02
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Mark Kelly
Senate · AZ · Democratic
$53,789PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Todd Young
Senate · IN · Republican
$715,270PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bill Hagerty
Senate · TN · Republican
$1,546,406PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ted Budd
Senate · NC · Republican
$302,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
5 of 5 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$28,750
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $7,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$17,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$16,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$15,000
BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC$15,000
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$15,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $6,500
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$15,000
SIEMENS CORPORATION PAC$14,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$13,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$13,000
Mark Kelly · Sponsor · $7,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $500
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$12,500
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRANKLIN TEMPLETON PAC$11,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $1,500
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $9,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordVENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC)$11,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$11,050
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $11,050
Official PAC recordENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA FIRST PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALAMO PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALL HANDS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mark Kelly · Sponsor · $5,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$10,000
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC)$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mark Kelly · Sponsor · $4,500
Todd Young · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ted Budd · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Hagerty · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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