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| http://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398381 | Upton votes to bolster Michigans manufacturing growth, improve federal permitting processes | 2014-11-20 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Republican | House | MI | Fred Upton | U000031 | upton.house.gov | legacy | Michigan today leads the nation in manufacturing job creation, accounting for more than a half million jobs and more than 90 percent of the state’s exports, according to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). That is a record of economic growth and opportunity that we want to see continue, says House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph. Upton and his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives today passed important legislation that will boost manufacturing in states like Michigan and help create more jobs. H.R. 4795, the Promoting New Manufacturing Act, supports U.S. employers by providing them with greater transparency and timeliness in obtaining the federal permits necessary for new manufacturing. H.R. 4795 passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 238 to 172 and now awaits action in the U.S. Senate. “The United States has all the ingredients to strengthen our domestic manufacturing dominance,” said Upton, who was recently recognized by NAM for his leadership on issues of importance to domestic manufacturers. “We have the affordable energy supply to run our factories, especially our growing abundance of natural gas. We have private investors willing to invest billions of dollars on new projects in America. We have a workforce that is second to none, but many of whom need jobs. And we have the technical knowledge to build manufacturing facilities that are the cleanest and most efficient in the world. All we need is a regulatory process that will allow it to happen.” H.R. 4795 increases public transparency by requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish on its website the total number of preconstruction permits issued; the percentage of permits issued within one year of the filing of a completed application; and the EPA Appeals Board’s average timeline for deciding appeals of preconstruction permit application decisions. “We want to be a world leader in manufacturing, not in red tape,” continued Upton. “I am glad the President identified the potential of new American manufacturing in his State of the Union address, and acknowledged that there is red tape that needs to be cleared away. Passage of H.R. 4795 will help make this goal a reality for our job creators here in Southwest Michigan and across the country.” H.R. 4795 also gives states and permit applicants the critical information they need by requiring the EPA Administrator to issue implementing guidance when publishing a final rule to establish or revise a national ambient air quality standard. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |