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90_SR0060
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Fastener manufacturing is an important industry
3 to the State of Illinois which employs approximately 20,000
4 men and women; and
5 WHEREAS, Illinois enjoys the single largest concentration
6 of fastener manufacturers among the fifty states; and
7 WHEREAS, Many Illinois industries and its citizens rely
8 on these manufacturers every day for the safety of their
9 automobiles, their bridges, and the machinery from which they
10 derive their livelihoods; and
11 WHEREAS, The Federal Fastener Quality Act of 1990 and
12 subsequent amendments ensure the availability of properly
13 manufactured fasteners; and
14 WHEREAS, Fastener manufacturer in Illinois have survived
15 tremendous competitive pressures from overseas manufacturers
16 through innovative design, production, and quality assurance
17 programs; and
18 WHEREAS, The aforementioned Act is not intended to
19 restrict fastener manufacturers' ability to improve quality
20 and production technology; therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
22 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we memorialize the President,
23 the Congress, and the Secretary of Commerce to investigate
24 and curb the efforts of the National Institute of Standard
25 and Technology to impose requirements for compliance upon
26 fastener manufacturers that will reduce quality, inhibit
27 technology innovation, and increase unnecessary regulation
28 and costs; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
30 delivered to President Clinton, to the President pro tempore
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1 of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the United
2 States House of Representatives, to the Secretary of
3 Commerce, and to each member of the Illinois congressional
4 delegation.