IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 155 
Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as 
‘‘Manufacturing Day’’. 
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. ROO-
NEY 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. CA´RDENAS, 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 Con-
necticut, 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. SLAUGH-
TER, 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. PETER-
SON, 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 concur-
rent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
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•HCON 155 IH 
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 man-
ufacturers 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 ef-
fect 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 pro-
ductivity 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 per-
cent from 5 years earlier; 
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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, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress supports the designation of 
‘‘Manufacturing Day’’. 
Æ 
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