S 1520119th CongressIn Committee

Investment Accelerator Act of 2025

Introduced: Apr 29, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

The Investment Accelerator Act of 2025 would create a new office inside the Department of Commerce called the United States Investment Accelerator, led by an Executive Director appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. The office would, subject to appropriations, coordinate with the Treasury and the White House’s Economic Policy staff to help facilitate and accelerate very large investments (valued at more than $1 billion) in the United States. Its goals include speeding regulatory navigation, reducing burdens where allowed by law, expanding access to U.S. national resources, enabling collaboration with U.S. national labs, and working with state governments to lower barriers to investment. The Act also tasks the Accelerator with coordinating and overseeing the CHIPS Program Office and identifying existing legal mechanisms to assist both foreign and domestic investors while protecting national security. The Executive Director would oversee staffing and annually report on the Accelerator’s activities to key congressional committees, beginning one year after enactment.

Key Points

1Establishment and governance: Creates the United States Investment Accelerator within the Department of Commerce, led by an Executive Director appointed by the Secretary of Commerce.
2Purpose and scope: Aims to facilitate and accelerate investments valued over $1 billion by helping investors navigate federal regulatory processes, reduce burdens where lawful, improve access to national resources, support research with national labs, and reduce regulatory barriers through state cooperation.
3Coordination with policy and security-related programs: Will coordinate the activities of the CHIPS Program Office and identify existing federal-law mechanisms to assist investors, ensuring actions are consistent with national security.
4Staffing and funding: The Accelerator may hire staff with legal, transactional, operational, and support expertise; its operations depend on appropriations (i.e., funding must be provided in the federal budget).
5Reporting and oversight: The Executive Director must report annually to the appropriate congressional committees on the Accelerator’s activities, starting one year after enactment.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected- Large-scale investors seeking investments of $1 billion or more in the United States (including foreign and domestic investors) and the firms involved in such investments.- The Department of Commerce (and the CHIPS Program Office) as the lead agency implementing these activities.Secondary group/area affected- State governments across all 50 states, which would engage to reduce regulatory barriers and attract investment.- U.S. national labs and research institutions, which would benefit from expanded collaboration opportunities.- Treasury and the White House Office of Economic Policy, which would coordinate with the Accelerator on policy alignment.Additional impacts- Potential acceleration of large investments through streamlined regulatory navigation, balanced by compliance with existing laws and national security considerations.- Possible reshaping of how federal regulatory processes interact with major investment projects, including how foreign investment is reviewed and facilitated.- Dependency on future appropriations, meaning effectiveness hinges on funding decisions in the federal budget and annual reporting requirements for accountability.

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