3.0.0 3837 2022-11-01T13:50:31Z 2022-11-01T13:50:31Z House HR 2019-07-18 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 121 (Thursday, July 18, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FOSTER:H.R. 3837.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H7151]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-15T15:39:58Z Referred to 2019-07-18T13:02:50Z National Fab Lab Network Act of 2019 116 2195 S 2019-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2019-08-15 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-07-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2019-07-23 False Commerce Advanced technology and technological innovations Digital media Federally chartered organizations Manufacturing Product development and innovation Public-private cooperation Research and development Commerce 00 2019-07-18 Introduced in House 2019-09-17T15:50:12Z National Fab Lab Network Act of 2019

This bill establishes the National Fab Lab Network as a federally chartered corporation.

A fab lab is a digital fabrication facility with the capabilities necessary to create form and function from digital designs. The bill requires the National Fab Lab Network to (1) endeavor to establish at least one fab lab in each congressional district and additional labs according to local demand, (2) link fab labs into a national network and promote their further expansion across the country, (3) serve as a training and operating resource for fab labs and their leaders and mentors, (4) maintain a national registry of fab labs, and (5) provide standards and protocols for connecting fab labs.


]]> National Fab Lab Network Act of 2019 Display Title National Fab Lab Network Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To establish the National Fab Lab Network, a federally chartered organization consisting of a national network of local digital fabrication facilities providing universal access to advanced manufacturing tools for workforce development, STEM education, developing inventions, creating businesses, producing personalized products, mitigating risks, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced National Fab Lab Network Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3837ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3837ih.xml 2019-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.