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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 10, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012 - Directs the President, in each of 2014 and 2018, to submit to Congress and publish on a public website a strategy to promote growth, sustainability, and competitiveness in the nation's manufacturing sector, create well-paid, stable jobs, enable innovation and investment, and support national security.
Establishes, within the Department of Commerce, the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Board to: (1) advise the President on issues affecting the nation's manufacturing sector, (2) conduct a comprehensive analysis (analysis) of such sector, and (3) develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategy (strategy).
Directs the Board to: (1) publish in the Federal Register and on a public website a draft report, and to submit to the President for review and revision a final report, on the strategy; and (2) make the analysis available to the public.
Requires the President, in preparing the budget for FY2016-FY2022, to include information regarding the consistency of such budget with the goals and recommendations included in the strategy.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5865 as passed House amended on Sep 12, 2012. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Sep 12, 2012
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012
Passed · Two-thirds required
339 Yea 77 Nay 13 not voting
Crossed both parties 77 of 416 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat, 76 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
429 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5865 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 5865 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
10 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.