H.R. 4906House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

USA Act

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The USA Act amends the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to make the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) explicitly responsible for ensuring openness, transparency, due process, appeals, and consensus in the creation of international standards. It also emphasizes the promotion of voluntary, private‑sector‑led consensus standards, strengthens public‑private partnerships, and requires inter‑agency coordination to support standards for new technologies. The changes affect how the U.S. government and private sector engage in global standard‑setting activities.

Key Provisions

Requires the NIST Director to ensure openness, transparency, due‑process, appeals and consensus when the United States participates in creating international standards.
Mandates promotion of voluntary, private‑sector‑led consensus standards both at home and abroad as the foundation of the U.S. standard‑setting system.
Calls for strengthening public‑private partnerships to protect U.S. economic interests in standards development.
Directs the NIST Director, together with other federal agency heads, to coordinate agency efforts and support private‑sector stakeholders in developing standards for emerging technologies.

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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

August 5, 2025

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Introduced in House

August 5, 2025

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Science, Space, and Technology Committee

August 5, 2025

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Introduced in HouseIssued August 5, 2025

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4906

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 5, 2025

Mr. Webster of Florida (for himself and Mr. Self) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

A BILL

To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to advance the principles of openness, transparency, due process, appeals, and consensus in the development of international standards, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Utilize Standards for All Act or the USA Act.

Importance of international standards development

Section 10245 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act (Public Law 117–167; 42 U.S.C. 18951) is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

(a)

Importance of international standards development

The Director shall carry out the following:

(1)

Advance the principles of openness, transparency, due process, appeals, and consensus in the development of international standards.

(2)

Shall promote voluntary consensus standards, developed through a private sector-led process (domestically and internationally) in accordance with the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this subsection, which are the cornerstone of the United States standardization system and serve as the basis for a sound national economy and the key to global market access.

(3)

Strengthen the unique United States public-private partnerships approach to advance United States interests in standards development, as such is critical to United States economic competitiveness.

(4)

In coordination with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, ensure cooperation and coordination across Federal agencies to partner with and support private sector stakeholders regarding standards development for emerging technologies.