H.Res. 516: Supporting the goals of National Manufacturing Week, congratulating manufacturers and their employees for their contributions to growth and innovation, and recognizing the challenges facing the manufacturing sector.

H.Res. 516: Supporting the goals of National Manufacturing Week, congratulating manufacturers and their employees for their contributions to growth and innovation, and recognizing the challenges facing the manufacturing sector.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-02-04 · Commemorations · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 171.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-02-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 171. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Supporting the goals of National Manufacturing Week, congratulating manufacturers and their employees for their contributions to growth and innovation, and recognizing the challenges facing the manufacturing sector.

Plain summary

Expresses support for the goals of National Manufacturing Week. Congratulates manufacturers who have remained in the United States and refrained from sending manufacturing jobs overseas and their employees for their contributions to growth, innovation, and the Nation's future. Recognizes that the manufacturing sector is facing serious, new challenges which affect prospects for growth of the U.S. economy.

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Supporting the goals of National Manufacturing Week, congratulating manufacturers and their employees for their contributions to growth and innovation, and recognizing the challenges facing the manufacturing sector.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Rep. Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5] · 40 cosponsors

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Adam Smith (D-WA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hres516.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hres>

Record fed-us-cong108-hres516 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108