3.0.0 1661 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-05-17 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-17T22:13:56Z National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021 117 3274 HR 2021-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2021-05-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-05-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2021-05-17 True Commerce Advanced technology and technological innovations Digital media Manufacturing Product development and innovation Public-private cooperation Research and development Tax-exempt organizations Commerce 00 2021-05-17 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-25T14:36:39Z National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021

This bill establishes the National Fab Lab Network as a nonprofit 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, (5) provide standards and protocols for connecting fab labs, and (6) assist fab labs in producing fab labs.

]]> National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021 Display Title National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the National Fab Lab Network, a nonprofit 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 Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced National Fab Lab Network Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1661is/xml/BILLS-117s1661is.xml 2021-05-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.