IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 946 
Recognizing that the rate of unemployment in the United States has reached 
the level of a national crisis, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2009 
Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. WATT, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of 
Texas, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
COHEN, Ms. HARMAN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. 
MILLER of Michigan, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK of Michigan, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CARSON 
of Indiana, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Ms. FUDGE) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing that the rate of unemployment in the United 
States has reached the level of a national crisis, and 
for other purposes. 
Whereas according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the na-
tionwide unemployment rate rose from 4.8 percent in 
February 2008 to 6.1 percent in August 2008, and then 
steadily thereafter to 10.2 percent in October 2009; 
Whereas over 15,000,000 employable Americans are unem-
ployed; 
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Whereas the nationwide unemployment rate is at its highest 
level since April 1983; 
Whereas in some States, the unemployment rate now exceeds 
15 percent; 
Whereas 8,200,000 Americans have lost their jobs since De-
cember 2007, including some 2,100,000 Americans in the 
manufacturing sector alone; 
Whereas 9,300,000 Americans are working in part-time jobs, 
which they had to accept for economic reasons and in 
spite of their desire and availability to work on a full- 
time basis; 
Whereas an average of 645,000 jobs were lost each month 
from November 2008 to April 2009; and 
Whereas the Bureau of the Census has reported that in 
2008, 39,800,000 Americans were living below the pov-
erty line: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that the rate of unemployment in 
the United States has reached the level of a national 
crisis; 
(2) recognizes that saving and creating new 
jobs are matters of the highest national priority; and 
(3) urges Federal agencies to take all possible 
actions to address the aforementioned problems by— 
(A) reducing outsourcing, thereby helping 
to save existing jobs and to create new job op-
portunities for Americans; 
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(B) strengthening the Nation’s domestic 
manufacturing and services industries while im-
proving global competitiveness; 
(C) reducing the Nation’s trade deficit; 
(D) providing incentives for investment in 
the most challenging market areas; 
(E) encouraging private entrepreneurship 
and innovation; and 
(F) encouraging greater fiscal responsi-
bility in Government spending. 
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