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Latta, Dingell Introduce Bipartisan BEDROCK Act to Reshore American Manufacturing Skip to Content news Press Releases Latta, Dingell Introduce Bipartisan BEDROCK Act to Reshore American Manufacturing Share on Facebook Share on X Print this Page Share by Email Washington, August 27, 2026 Tags: Communications and Technology WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-6) introduced the bipartisan Biomanufacturing Excellence, Domestic Resilience, Output, and Competitive Know-how Act, or the BEDROCK Act. This legislation would help turn products invented in America into products made in America—supporting American manufacturing jobs, strengthening American supply chains, and reducing American dependence on Communist China. Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District is home to over 1,000 manufacturers and more than 86,000 manufacturing jobs. From small family-owned shops to major production facilities, manufacturing offers Ohioans the opportunity to work, support their families, and build the products that the rest of the world needs. The BEDROCK Act would help bring that manufacturing tradition to the next generation of American industry. Biomanufacturing uses biology to make products at industrial scale, such as new materials and medicines. American companies lead the world in discovering these new products, but all too often, the factories, suppliers, and jobs required to produce them at scale move overseas. Communist China has repeatedly made biomanufacturing a national priority; they now dominate the world’s fermentation capacity. “Northern Ohio knows that manufacturing is the lifeblood of our economy,” Latta said. “For far too long, America has pioneered new inventions, only for Communist China to build the facilities—stealing the jobs that come with them. The BEDROCK Act would help reshore that work. This bipartisan legislation would create new opportunities for Ohio workers, strengthen the biomanufacturing supply chain, and make it easier for American manufacturers to produce at home.” “America's manufacturing might has been hollowed out for decades,” Dingell said. “This bipartisan bill will strengthen and create good-paying jobs, as well as reduce our reliance on China. I am proud to support this effort to invest in America's workers and ensure we do not cede our competitive edge to our adversaries.” The BEDROCK Act would: Designate a senior Department of Commerce official to lead efforts to strengthen U.S. biomanufacturing competitiveness; Assess critical supply-chain inputs , domestic production capacity, commercialization barriers, and reliance on China and other foreign adversaries; Develop a prioritized action plan and consolidate existing federal resources to address the most significant risks and barriers; and Map federal commercialization processes , establish FDA and EPA points of contact, and publish industry-led practices to help companies scale production. “For too long, biomanufacturing's importance to both national security and industrial policy has been overlooked,” said Sam Dorn, Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs, the New American Industrial Alliance (NAIA). “By developing a critical biomanufacturing action plan, streamlining government coordination, and mapping key supply chains, the BEDROCK Act would begin to address that dangerous oversight. Rep. Latta and Rep. Dingell are to be commended for their leadership in this important effort.” “This legislation gives biomanufacturing the clear federal leadership, honest risk assessment, and streamlined pathways it has long needed,” said Brooke Coleman, Executive Director, the American Alliance for Biomanufacturing. “It's a critical piece of the broader push to accelerate commercial deployment here at home and ensure America—not our competitors—leads the world in biomanufacturing. Federal agencies must treat this as the strategic priority it is, and the Department of Commerce must be at the forefront of this effor