President Biden proclaimed October 1, 2021, as National Manufacturing Day. The proclamation pointed to his plan to raise the domestic content a product needs to count as USA-made under the Buy American Act from 55% to 75%.
He called it the biggest change to Buy American Act enforcement in 70 years.
Key points
- Manufacturing employs over 12 million Americans directly.
- About 578,000 manufacturing jobs were lost in 2020.
- The proclamation cited an executive order from his first days in office directing federal agencies to buy more USA-made products.
- It called for wind turbines and electric vehicles to be made in the USA with USA materials.
- It highlighted the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Manufacturing USA and Economic Development Administration programs.
“One of the most effective ways to support and grow American companies, put more Americans to work, and to strengthen American manufacturing is to buy American.”
President Joe Biden, National Manufacturing Day proclamation
FAQ
When was National Manufacturing Day 2021?
October 1, 2021.
What Buy American change did it cite?
Raising the domestic content threshold from 55% to 75%.
How many people work in USA manufacturing?
Over 12 million directly, according to the proclamation.
Source & credit
Source: The White House, September 30, 2021: “A Proclamation on National Manufacturing Day, 2021”.