H.Res. 444: Expressing the Sense of Congress that the United States needs an industrial policy with regard to automobile, aerospace, shipping, and steel industries, which are vital to national and economic security.

H.Res. 444: Expressing the Sense of Congress that the United States needs an industrial policy with regard to automobile, aerospace, shipping, and steel industries, which are vital to national and economic security.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-14 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the Sense of Congress that the United States needs an industrial policy with regard to automobile, aerospace, shipping, and steel industries, which are vital to national and economic security.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States needs an industrial policy that corrects widespread disinvestment in its productive capacity, preserves core industries, positions core industries as global leaders in manufacturing goods necessary to support clean and renewable energy development, and restores the possibility of middle class incomes to working people.

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Official text

Expressing the Sense of Congress that the United States needs an industrial policy with regard to automobile, aerospace, shipping, and steel industries, which are vital to national and economic security.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · 10 cosponsors

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Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

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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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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres444.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres444 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111