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Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Announce CMT Subcommittee Markup of 12 Bills to Strengthen American Competitiveness and Enhance Consumer Protections

Aug 28, 2026
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Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, announced a subcommittee markup of 12 bills to strengthen American competitiveness and enhance consumer protections.

WHAT: Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade markup of 12 bills.

DATE: Tuesday, September 1, 2026

TIME: 10:15 AM ET

LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building

Items to be considered:

  • H.R. ____, Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act (Reps. Miller-Meeks and Soto)

  • H.R. ____, Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026 (Reps. Harshbarger and Dingell)

  • H.R. ____, Open-Source AI Leadership Act (Rep. Evans)

  • H.R. 6207, Chip EQUIP Act (Reps. Lofgren and Obernolte)

  • H.R. ____, American Quantum Competitiveness Act (Rep. Langworthy)

  • H.R. 6832, Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025 (Rep. Weber)

  • H.R. 7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act (Reps. Langworthy and Gonzalez)

  • H.R. 9385, PROTECT USA Act of 2026 (Rep. Fitzgerald)

  • H.R. 7945, Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026 (Reps. Mullin and Bice)

  • H.R. 2713, Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act (Reps. Harshbarger and Carter (LA))

  • H.R. 5967, Strategic Task Force on Scam Prevention Act (Reps. Menendez and Houchin)

  • H.R. 6488, Reducing Exploitative Social Media Exposure for Teens (RESET) Act (Rep. Houchin)

This notice is at the direction of the Chairman. The markup will be open to the public and press and will be livestreamed online at energycommerce.house.gov. If you have any questions concerning this markup, please contact Jackson Rudden at Jackson.Rudden@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Daniel Kelly at Daniel.Kelly@mail.house.gov.