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title: "Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as \"Manufacturing Day\"."
identifier: "119-HCONRES-54"
congress: 119
bill_number: 54
bill_type: "HCONRES"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/119/bills/hconres/54"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/54"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-03T21:48:28.838Z"
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Whereas, according to the most recent data, manufacturers contributed $2,900,000,000,000 to the economy, accounting for 11 percent of gross domestic product;Whereas this figure has risen significantly over the past decade, from $1,930,000,000,000 in 2012;Whereas manufacturers in the United States are a significant driver of innovation, spending $372,459,000,000 on research and development in 2022;Whereas nearly 12,900,000 people in the United States (or over 8 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing, while many millions more jobs are supported through the supply chain and related industries;Whereas the number of skilled, family wage jobs in this sector is increasing, presenting the opportunity to promote the benefits of a career in manufacturing to young people and their parents; andWhereas the first Friday of October would be an appropriate date to designate as "Manufacturing Day": Now, therefore, be itThat Congress supports the designation of "Manufacturing Day".