Expressing support for designation of October 2 as "National Manufacturing Day".

Bill: 114-hres-446
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2015-09-28
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays

Economic performance and conditions

Employee hiring

Manufacturing
Latest action: action_date: 2015-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Recognizes the critical role manufacturing plays in the U.S. economy creating good paying jobs that help support working families.</p> <p>Supports the designation of National Manufacturing Day that honors the hardworking men and women of the U.S. manufacturing sector.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 446 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2015 Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mrs. Miller of Michigan ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing support for designation of October 2 as National Manufacturing Day .

Whereas United States manufacturers provide 17,600,000 jobs in the United States; Whereas manufacturing accounted for 12 percent of Gross Domestic Product in 2014; Whereas including pay and benefits, the annual mean earnings of a United States manufacturing worker is $77,506, almost $15,000 higher than the average wage of all other industries; Whereas manufacturing continues to be the backbone of the United States Economy, contributing $2,090,000,000,000 to the economy in 2014; Whereas manufacturers continue to transform the marketplace, performing more than 75 percent of non-government research and development, accounting for more innovation than any other sector; Whereas United States manufacturing workers' productivity exceeds that of any other manufacturing economy; and Whereas in the past five 5 years, United States manufacturing has added over 700,000 jobs, marking the fastest pace of job growth since the 1990s: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes the critical role manufacturing plays in the United States economy creating good paying jobs that help support working families; and (2) supports the designation of National Manufacturing Day , which honors the hardworking men and women of the United States manufacturing sector.