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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’’. 

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 

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; 


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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 


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1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress supports the designation of 

3 ‘‘Manufacturing Day’’. 

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