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Senate Passes China Competition Bill
March 28, 2022, 6:53 PM EDT
Updated onMarch 29, 2022, 4:28 AM EDT
The Senate Monday passed its version of a long-stalled bill to aid the domestic semiconductor industry and bolster U.S. competitiveness with China, a key step needed to kick off negotiations with the House on final legislation.
The Senate voted 68-28 for the plan, which includes $52 billion in grants and incentives to bolster chip manufacturing as well as provisions aiming to jump-start innovation and bring key industries back to the U.S. amid a global supply chain crunch.
“America cannot afford to come in second place when it comes to technologies like 5G, AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, bio-engineering and so much more,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote “This bill is a necessary step towards securing the bright future of American ingenuity which has always helped us lead the way.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Tuesday at a regular press conference in Beijing that the bill “hyped up the China threat theory.” “The U.S. should work to uphold the stability of global industrial supply chains, including in the semiconductor industry, instead of making issues out of China and seeing China as an imaginary enemy,” he added.
Schumer introduced the original version of the bill with Senator Todd Young, an Indiana Republican, last year. Despite backing from the semiconductor industry and the White House, the legislation was left in limbo as the House took a different approach on how to encourage innovation and manufacturing. The Senate focused on developing new technology while the House emphasized basic research and development.
Both the House and Senate versions of the legislation include $52 billion in emergency appropriations for semiconductor manufacturers, which have publicly pushed Congress as they prepare to invest in chip manufacturing facilities in states that include Arizona, Texas, Ohio and New York.
Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can now begin the process for negotiating a compromise that can draw enough support to pass in both chambers. But a final measure is unlikely to be completed before the end of May.
Earlier: Chip Producers Say They’re Ready to ‘Go Bigger and Faster
Updated onMarch 29, 2022, 4:28 AM EDT
The Senate Monday passed its version of a long-stalled bill to aid the domestic semiconductor industry and bolster U.S. competitiveness with China, a key step needed to kick off negotiations with the House on final legislation.
The Senate voted 68-28 for the plan, which includes $52 billion in grants and incentives to bolster chip manufacturing as well as provisions aiming to jump-start innovation and bring key industries back to the U.S. amid a global supply chain crunch.
“America cannot afford to come in second place when it comes to technologies like 5G, AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, bio-engineering and so much more,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said before the vote “This bill is a necessary step towards securing the bright future of American ingenuity which has always helped us lead the way.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said Tuesday at a regular press conference in Beijing that the bill “hyped up the China threat theory.” “The U.S. should work to uphold the stability of global industrial supply chains, including in the semiconductor industry, instead of making issues out of China and seeing China as an imaginary enemy,” he added.
Schumer introduced the original version of the bill with Senator Todd Young, an Indiana Republican, last year. Despite backing from the semiconductor industry and the White House, the legislation was left in limbo as the House took a different approach on how to encourage innovation and manufacturing. The Senate focused on developing new technology while the House emphasized basic research and development.
Both the House and Senate versions of the legislation include $52 billion in emergency appropriations for semiconductor manufacturers, which have publicly pushed Congress as they prepare to invest in chip manufacturing facilities in states that include Arizona, Texas, Ohio and New York.
Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can now begin the process for negotiating a compromise that can draw enough support to pass in both chambers. But a final measure is unlikely to be completed before the end of May.
Earlier: Chip Producers Say They’re Ready to ‘Go Bigger and Faster
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-28/senate-passes-china-competition-bill-to-start-talks-with-house
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