In Support of Semiconductor Manufacturing and Jobs

Adopted at the 89th Annual Meeting in 2021

  • WHEREAS, semiconductors play a unique role in our economic and national security, enabling advances in medical devices and health care, communications, computing, defense, transportation, clean energy, and technologies of the future such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced wireless networks; and

    WHEREAS, 18 states are home to major semiconductor manufacturing facilities and the semiconductor industry directly employs over a quarter of a million people in the US and supports nearly 1.6 million additional U.S, jobs; and

    WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic, along with extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change, created a global semiconductor chip shortage impacting automotive, industrial, and communications products, among others and underscoring the importance of this industry; and

    WHEREAS, the Biden Administration recognizes the importance of the semiconductor manufacturing and has taken critical steps to strengthen the semiconductor supply chain and to ensure that there is an ecosystem of production, innovation, skilled workers, and diverse small and medium-sized suppliers to ensure that the semiconductor industry remains competitive; and

    WHEREAS, the bipartisan Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act (CHIPS for America Act) legislation would invest tens of billions of dollars in semiconductor manufacturing incentives and research initiatives over the next 5-10 years to strengthen and sustain American leadership in chip technology; and

    WHEREAS, the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, which passed the Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support, includes the CHIPS for America Act and would provide $52 billion to strengthen and invest in the semiconductor industry and the critical, good-paying jobs it supports,

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that The United States Conference of Mayors calls on Congress and the Administration to pass the CHIPS for America Act and to continue to support the semiconductor industry and workforce; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that The United Conference of Mayors applauds the Biden Administration for taking action to address semiconductor supply chain issues and urges continued action to ensure that this important industry can continue to thrive.
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