State Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6676 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6676 To provide financial assistance to States and Indian Tribes for the development, implementation, improvement, or expansion of a flex-tech energy program to enhance manufacturing competitiveness, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mr. Tonko introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide financial assistance to States and Indian Tribes for the development, implementation, improvement, or expansion of a flex-tech energy program to enhance manufacturing competitiveness, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``State Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. STATE FLEX-TECH ENERGY PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 367. FLEX-TECH ENERGY PROGRAM TO ENHANCE MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS. ``(a) Financial Assistance.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, upon request from the State energy agency of a State that has in effect an approved State energy conservation plan under this part, or an Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall provide financial assistance to such State energy agency or Indian Tribe to be used for the development, implementation, improvement, or expansion of a flex- tech energy program described in subsection (b) to enhance manufacturing competitiveness. ``(b) Flex-Tech Energy Program Elements.-- ``(1) In general.--A flex-tech energy program may include-- ``(A) provisio