Creates a national network of local workshops to help Americans learn new skills and build things.
This bill would create the National Fab Lab Network, a new nonprofit that would set up local digital workshops across the country. These workshops, called "fab labs," would give people access to high-tech making tools. This would help them learn new skills, start businesses, and invent new products. The network would aim to place at least one fab lab in every Congressional District, prioritizing underserved communities.
Today, there isn't a federally established or coordinated network of local digital fabrication facilities, meaning access to advanced manufacturing tools varies greatly across the country. If this bill becomes law, a new nonprofit called the National Fab Lab Network would be created. This network would aim to establish at least one local "fab lab" in every Congressional District, prioritizing underserved communities, to provide universal access to these tools and related education.
HR 9463 · 119th Congress · June 25, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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