,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ag 
7legislative day1 ,february #af71 #bjag 
,mr4 ,johnson submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,congratulating the       
,plastics ,industry ,association on its 
#hjth anniversary4  ,whereas the        
,plastics ,industry ,association is the 
leading association in the ,united      
,states that represents companies in the
 plastics industry2 ,whereas the        
,plastics ,industry ,association was    
founded as the ,society of the ,plastics
 ,industry in #aicg in                  
,shawnee-on-,delaware1 ,pennsylvania1 as
 the collective voice of a then-nascent 
plastics industry and has since become  
the chief advocate for the entire       
plastics supply chain1 including        
plastics machinery manufacturers1       
plastics material suppliers1 plastics   
processors1 moldmakers1 recyclers1 and  

consumer brand owners2 ,whereas1 today1 
the ,plastics ,industry ,association    
represents the interests of an industry 
that makes regular and vital            
contributions to the healthcare1        
automotive1 advanced manufacturing1     
transportation1 aeronautics1 building   
and construction1 telecommunications1   
recycling1 packaging1 and consumer      
electronics sectors2 ,whereas1 over the 
course of the #hj-year history of the   
,plastics ,industry ,association1 the   
association has--  7#a7 advocated for   
the use of plastics2 and  7#b7 presided 
over the development of plastic from a  
low-cost replacement for metals1 wood1  
glass1 marble1 shell1 and other         
traditional materials to the sustainable
 material of choice because of its      
strength1 light weight1 recyclability1  
and design versatility2  ,whereas the   
,plastics ,industry ,association hosts  
,,npe3 ,the ,plastics ,show1 which is   
the second largest trade show in the    
,united ,states and attracts more than  

#fj1jjj plastics professionals from more
 than #ajj countries to the ,united     
,states every #c years2 ,whereas the    
,plastics ,industry ,association has    
hosted ,,npe3 ,the ,plastics ,show in   
the ,united ,states since the show was  
first founded in #aidf and the show has 
served as a platform for growth and     
innovation in the plastics industry of  
the ,united ,states for #gj years2      
,whereas the ,federal ,government1      
through the ,war ,production ,board1    
recognized the importance of plastics   
and the contributions of plastics to the
 war effort during ,world ,war ,,ii1 a  
conflict in which plastics played an    
essential military role with respect to 
weaponry1 aircraft1 wire and cable      
technology1 medical devices1 and troop  
supplies2 and ,whereas the plastics     
industry generates #dah1jjj1jjj1jjj in  
revenue annually in the ,united ,states 
and supports approximately #ied1jjj     
jobs3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the 
,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates the        

,plastics ,industry ,association on its 
#hjth anniversary2  7#b7 reaffirms the  
crucial role that plastics have played  
over the last #hj years and continue to 
play in strengthening the economy of the
 ,united ,states and improving the      
everyday lives of the people of the     
,united ,states2 and  7#c7 recognizes   
the importance of continued investment  
in plastics1 manufacturing1 research1   
and education in the fields of science1 
technology1 engineering1 and            
mathematics4