Make it in America
The Democrats’ Make it in America plan is a bold initiative to get America working again by building the products of the future here at home. Make it in America will create the conditions necessary to unleash American skill and ingenuity to power our 21st century economy. As President Obama has said, America must out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world and our initiative will help our nation do just that. When we Make it in America, American families will make it too.
Video of the House Democrats Make it in America agenda roll out
It’s time we see the words Made in America again
It is time we saw the words Made in America again. Manufacturing is already leading our economic recovery. If we make the necessary investments now, we can ensure continued economic growth and stay competitive in the global economy. Bills in the Make it in America plan will create jobs, improve the roads and highways that move our goods, help businesses get the money needed to expand and create jobs, train and equip Americans to develop and build the products of the future, and make powering our homes, factories and cars more affordable and cleaner for the air we breathe and water we drink.
Let’s get to work!
See some of the bills proposed by House Democrats that are part of the Make it in America initiative:
Rep. Steny Hoyer — Jobs Opportunities Between our Shores (JOBS) Act (HR 1716) Establishes a Workforce Investment Act pilot program to provide education and training programs in advanced manufacturing. |
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Rep. John Larson, Rep. John Sullivan, Rep. Dan Boren and Rep. Kevin Brady — New Alternative Transportation to Give American Solutions (NAT GAS) Act (HR 1380) Provides incentives to encourage private investment in natural gas refueling infrastructure and the production and purchasing of natural gas vehicles and trucks. |
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Rep. Dan Lipinski — National Manufacturing Strategy Act (HR 1366) Directs the president to work with industry, labor leaders, and other stakeholders to develop a national strategy to increase manufacturing. |
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Rep. Sander Levin — Build American Jobs Act (HR 922) Extends the Build America Bonds program, provides additional funding for the Recovery Zone bonds program, and makes improvements to existing bond and credit programs to help states and local governments leverage private capital to create jobs today and build the infrastructure that is the backbone of future economic growth. |
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Rep. Gerry Connolly — Build America Bonds to Create Jobs Now Act (HR 11) Extends the Build America Bonds program, provides additional funding for the Recovery Zone bonds program, and makes improvements to existing bond and credit programs to help states and local governments leverage private capital to create jobs today and build the infrastructure that is the backbone of future economic growth. |
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro — National Infrastructure Development Bank Act (HR 402) Establishes a wholly-owned government corporation to facilitate efficient investments in and financing of infrastructure projects &mdash from leading-edge broadband networks and energy delivery systems to modern ports — that foster economic development and keep America competitive. |
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Rep. John Garamendi — The Airports, Highways, High-Speed Rail, Trains and Transit: Make it in America (HR 613) Increases domestic content provisions for airports and rolling stock and eliminates non-availability waivers. |
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren — One Global Internet Act (HR 5694) Establishes a government task force that would review, prioritize, and act on attempts by foreign governments to degrade or disrupt the flow of goods, services, and/or content on the Internet. |
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Rep. John Carney — Permanent R&D Tax Credit (HR 1693) Make permanent and expand the Research and Development Tax Credit so research investments can draw capital that create tomorrow’s jobs. |
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Rep. Leonard Boswell — Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act (HR 618) |
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Rep. Brad Miller — Energy Critical Elements Renewal Act (HR 952) Directs the President to promote an adequate and stable supply of American made energy critical elements to satisfy the national security, economic well-being, and industrial production needs of America. Strongly encourages private enterprise in the development of a steady domestic energy critical elements supply chain. |
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Rep. Hank Johnson and Rep. Ed Markey — Resource Assessment of Rare Earths (RARE) Act (HR 952) |
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Rep. Sander Levin and Rep. Tim Ryan — Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (HR 639) |
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Rep. Chris Van Hollen — Innovative Technologies Investment Incentives Act (HR 1732) |
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Rep. Terri Sewell — Small Business Start-Up Savings Accounts (HR 1180) |
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Rep. David Cicilline — Make it in America Block Grant Act (HR 1912) |
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Rep. Doris Matsui — Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act (HR 502) Establishes a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund, to be administered through the International Trade Administration, to ensure that U.S. clean energy technology firms have the information and assistance they need to be competitive and to create clean energy technology sector jobs. |
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Rep. Steve Rothman — Security in Energy and Manufacturing (SEAM) Act (HR 704) This program, initially created in the Recovery Act, invested $2.3 billion in tax credits for advanced energy manufacturing facilities generating more than 17,000 jobs and incentivizing an additional $5.4 billion in private-sector investment. |
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Rep. Joe Donnelly — American Manufacturing Efficiency & Retraining Investment Collaboration (AMERICA Works) (HR 1325) Strengthens our workforce by helping American workers earn certifications, degrees, and qualifications for the jobs American industry needs to fill. |
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Rep. David Loebsack — Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success (SECTORS) Act (HR 1240) Forms partnerships between businesses, unions, and educators to train workers for some of the most needed 21st Century jobs. |
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Rep. Betty Sutton — The Keep American Jobs from Going Down the Drain Act (HR 1684) Gives preference to U.S.-made goods and materials for use in the installation, replacement, and improvement of drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects. |
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Rep. Larry Kissell — Berry Amendment Extension Act (HR 679) Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from procuring certain items directly related to the national security unless the items are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the U.S. |
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Rep. Chris Murphy — American Jobs Matter Act (HR 1354) Directs federal contracting officers, government-wide, to solicit optional information regarding the impact a contract award may have on U.S. job creation and authorizes the use of this information in award decisions. |
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Rep. Bruce Braley — All-American Flag Act (HR 1344) Directs federal contracting officers, government-wide, to solicit optional information regarding the impact a contract award may have on U.S. job creation and authorizes the use of this information in award decisions. |