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AL HJR25

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/11/2020

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Drummond

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2020

AI Summary

  • Alabama Legislature expresses full support for continued Airbus manufacturing operations at the Brookley Industrial Complex in Mobile County.
  • Airbus directly employs over 1,250 engineers and production technicians and has delivered over 164 Alabama-made A320 aircraft since the facility opened in 2015.
  • Airbus announced $300 million investment in 2019 for A220 aircraft manufacturing facility in Mobile County with deliveries beginning in 2020, plus additional $40 million investment in 2020 to increase production capacity.
  • Airbus committed to adding 275 jobs over the next year and hired over 600 production technicians in 2019, more than doubling its workforce in one year.
  • Legislature urges the President of the United States and the U.S. Trade Representative to maintain current trade policy by not imposing tariffs on imported aerospace components and assemblies from Europe.

Legislative Description

Aerospace Manufacturing, continued support of

Resolutions, Legislative

Last Action

Introduced and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Rules

2/11/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules2/11/2020

Full Bill Text

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