[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 155 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 155

 Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as 
                         ``Manufacturing Day''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2016

  Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Hanna, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Jenkins of West 
  Virginia, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Mulvaney, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Rooney of 
 Florida, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Katko, Mr. Kelly of 
Mississippi, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Guinta, Mr. Joyce, Mrs. Watson Coleman, 
Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bost, Mr. 
  Tipton, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Messer, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. Black, Mr. Costa, 
  Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Webster of 
Florida, Mrs. Torres, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Renacci, 
Mr. Jolly, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Adams, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Ryan of 
   Ohio, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Dent, Mr. LoBiondo, 
Mr. Grothman, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Blum, Mr. Emmer of Minnesota, Mr. Graves 
 of Missouri, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moulton, Mr. 
   Hultgren, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
   Langevin, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Byrne, Mr. 
DesJarlais, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Carney, Ms. DelBene, Mr. 
  Swalwell of California, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
     Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Brownley of 
 California, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Denham, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
 Zeldin, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. 
    Loebsack, Ms. Norton, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Brat, Mr. Foster, Ms. 
 McCollum, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
Brooks of Indiana, and Mr. Poliquin) submitted the following concurrent 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as 
                         ``Manufacturing Day''.

Whereas according to the most recent data, manufacturers contributed $2.17 
        trillion to the economy;
Whereas this figure has steadily risen since 2009 when manufacturers contributed 
        $1.70 trillion;
Whereas the sector accounts for 12 percent of gross domestic product (GDP);
Whereas for every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.40 is added to the 
        economy, the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector;
Whereas manufacturing supports an estimated 18.5 million jobs in the United 
        States, about 1 in 6 private-sector jobs;
Whereas more than 12.3 million people in the United States (or 9 percent of the 
        workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing;
Whereas in 2014, on average manufacturing workers in the United States earned 
        more than the average worker in all industries, including pay and 
        benefits;
Whereas manufacturers in the United States are the most productive in the world, 
        far surpassing the worker productivity of any other major manufacturing 
        economy, leading to higher wages and living standards;
Whereas manufacturers in the United States drive innovation more than any other 
        sector, spending $229.9 billion in 2014 on research and development, 
        totaling an 82 percent from 5 years earlier;
Whereas measured by GDP, manufacturing in the United States would rank as the 
        ninth largest economy in the world; and
Whereas the first Friday of October would be an appropriate date to designate as 
        ``Manufacturing Day'': Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress supports the designation of ``Manufacturing Day''.
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