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[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 84 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 84

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

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2017

   Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Esty of 
    Connecticut, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. 
 Stefanik, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. 
 Kaptur, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Bost, 
 Mr. Nadler, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Courtney, 
 Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Renacci, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, 
  Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Costa, 
Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, 
   Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Torres, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Norton, Mr. Veasey, Mr. 
  Chabot, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. 
  Blum, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Emmer, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Gene 
Green of Texas, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Latta, 
Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Schneider, Ms. 
 Adams, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Collins of New York, and Mr. Evans) 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 increase 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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