Manufacturing Council
Manufacturing Council Recommendations
Current Council's Recommendations
- Letter of Recommendation-Supply Chain Innovation
- Summary of 2015-2016 Manufacturing Council Recommendations and Suggestions for Future Councils
- MC Recommendations for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Best Practices
- Letter of Recommendation – Workforce Development Training
- Letter of Recommendation - China Bilateral Investment Treaty, Trade Enforcement, and Department of Commerce Brand Awareness
- Letter of Recommendation - Trans-Pacific Partnership- May 18, 2016
- Letter of Recommendation - Corporate Tax Reform-May 18, 2016
- Letter of Recommendation - Workforce Image Campaign – March 16, 2016
- Letter of Recommendation – National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, January 20, 2016
- Letter of Recommendation – Tax Extenders Extension – December 16, 2015
- Letter of Recommendation – Renewable Energy Trade Missions – December 16, 2015
- Letter of Recommendation – Patent Reform – October 22, 2015
- Letter of Recommendation – Reauthorization of the Export/Import Bank – September 16, 2015
- Letter of Recommendation – Miscellaneous Tariff Bill and Funding of Federal Transportation Infrastructure
- MC Recommendations for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Best Practices, August 3, 2016
- MC Recommendations for Supply Chain Innovation, August 3, 2016
- MC Recommendations for Workforce Development Training, May 16, 2016
- MC Recommendations for Trade Enforcement, China BIT, and DoC Brand Awareness, June 15, 2016
Previous Council's Recommendations
- Executive Summary - October 15, 2014
- Letter of Recommendation - Export Growth - October 15, 2014
- Letter of Recommendation - Innovation, Research and Development - October 15, 2014
- Letter of Recommendation - Tax Policy - October 15, 2014
- Letter of Recommendation - Workforce Development - October 15, 2014
- Letter of Recommendation – Tax Reform - January 14, 2014
- Letter of Recommendation – Workforce Development and the Public Perception of Manufacturing – April 29, 2014
- Letter of Recommendation – Innovation, Research and Development – April 29, 2014
- Letter of Recommendation – Shale Gas Study – April 29, 2014
Past Recommendations
- Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, May 23, 2012
- Liquefied Natural Gas Export Policy Considerations, May 23, 2012
- Energy Policy Recommendations, July 22, 2011
- Workforce Development Recommendations, July 22, 2011
- Trade Promotion Agreements recommendations, July 22, 2011
- U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement, January 12, 2011
- Competitiveness Letter
- Competitiveness Appendix
- March 22, 2010 Manufacturing Council Views and Concerns
- March 22, 2010 Meeting Background Materials
- December 15, 2009 Letter by the Council: Create Manufacturing Jobs and Revitalize the U.S. Manufacturing Sector
- Manufacturers' Access To Credit
- Manufacturing Priorities and Policy Recommendations for the Next Administration
- CAFTA-DR
- Corporate Tax Burden
- Energy Costs and Alternatives
- Energy Costs and Alternatives Follow-Up
- Health Care
- Market Access
- R&D Tax Credit
- Research and Development
- Sustainable Manufacturing Metrics and a National Energy Independence Strategy
- Top 5 Action Items
- Tort Reform
- Tungsten Letter
- WHO Doha Round Letter
- Workforce Retraining
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