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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act

H.R. 4217Introduced Nov 3, 2005Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Knollenberg R-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 3, 2005 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

63 cosponsors — 57 Republicans, 6 Democrats

6 of 63 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boehner (R-OH), Jeb Bradley (R-NH), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Dave Camp (R-MI), John Carter (R-TX), Chris Chocola (R-IN), James Cooper (D-TN), Lincoln Davis (D-TN), Thelma Drake (R-VA), David Dreier (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Kay Granger (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO), Mark Green (R-WI), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), David Hobson (R-OH), Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), John Hostettler (R-IN), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Mark Kennedy (R-MN) and 33 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Knollenberg.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-9 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.