Hearing on "American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership"

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing is entitled "American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership."

Key Documents

Opening Statement of Full Committee Ranking Member Pallone as prepared for delivery

Opening Statement of Subcommittee Ranking Member Schakowsky as prepared for delivery

Opening Statement of Subcommittee Member Castor as prepared for delivery

Livestream

Witnesses 

Neil Chilson

Head of AI Policy

Abundance Institute

Testimony

Jason Fiorillo

Chief Legal Officer

Boston Dynamics

Testimony

Marty Durbin

Senior Vice President for Policy

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Testimony

Jedidah Isler

Chief Science Officer

Federation of American Scientists

Testimony

Legislation 

• H.R. 9385,the PROTECT USA Act of 2025 
• H.R. 7334,the National Commission on Robotics Act 
• H.R. 2321, the United States Leadership in Immersive Technology Act of 2025 
• H.R. 6207,the Chip EQUIP Act 
• H.R. ____,the Open-Source AI Leadership Act
• H.R. ____,the American Quantum Competitiveness Act
• H.R. ____,the Biomanufacturing Excellence, Domestic Resilience, Output, and Competitive Know-how (BEDROCK) Act 
• H.R. ____, the Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act 
• H.R. ____, the Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act
• H.R. ____,the Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026