TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE NUCOR DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL ON APRIL 15, 2026.

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Sponsor: Joey Carr
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: House -- READ AND ADOPTED.
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Resolution to Celebrate Nucor Day at the Arkansas State Capitol

This resolution asks the House of Representatives to recognize and celebrate Nucor Corporation on April 15, 2026.

What This Bill Does

Recognizes Nucor as the largest steel producer in the United States and a global leader in sustainability.
Notes that Nucor is the largest recycler of any material type in North America.
States facts about the company's recycling volume, greenhouse gas intensity, and history in Arkansas since 1987.
Lists five specific facilities operated by Nucor in Mississippi County and Grant County.
Notes employment numbers for Nucor nationwide and specifically within Arkansas.
Mentions that Nucor has not laid off steel mill teammates in its 39 years of operation in Arkansas.
States the median pay for production teammates over the last three years is more than $100,000 annually.
Describes a profit-sharing plan where most non-officer employees receive about 10% of company earnings.
Notes Nucor's investment of over one billion dollars in Arkansas facilities in the last five years.
Lists examples of famous buildings built with steel made by Nucor, including One World Trade Center and AT&T Stadium.
Describes a scholarship program offering $4,000 per year for teammates' dependents to attend college or vocational school.
Directs the Chief Clerk to send a copy of this resolution to the CEO of Nucor Corporation.

Who It Names or Affects

The House of Representatives of the State of Arkansas
Nucor Corporation and its employees (teammates) in Arkansas

Terms To Know

Resolution: A formal statement by a legislative body that expresses an opinion or recognition but does not create new laws.
Ferrous scrap metal: Old iron and steel materials collected to be melted down and made into new products, which Nucor recycles annually.

Limits and Unknowns

This resolution does not change any laws or spend state money.
The text lists facts about the company but does not require Nucor to take any specific actions in return.

Bill History

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Official Summary Text

TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE NUCOR DAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL ON APRIL 15, 2026.

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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Fiscal Session, 2026 HR 1019 3
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By: Representative Joey Carr 5
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HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE NUCOR DAY AT THE STATE 9
CAPITOL ON APRIL 15, 2026. 10
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TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE NUCOR DAY AT 14
THE STATE CAPITOL ON APRIL 15, 2026. 15
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WHEREAS, Nucor Corporation is the largest steel and steel products 17
producer in the United States and the global leader in steelmaking 18
sustainability; and 19
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WHEREAS, Nucor is the largest recycler of any type of material in North 21
America; and 22
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WHEREAS, Nucor recycles approximately twenty million (20,000,000) tons 24
of ferrous scrap metal annually to produce new steel that is one hundred 25
percent (100%) recyclable; and 26
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WHEREAS, by recycling scrap to make new steel, Nucor’s greenhouse gas 28
intensity is less than one-fourth (1/4) of the global steelmaking average and 29
one-fifth (1/5) of the intensity of a traditional blast furnace producer; and 30
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WHEREAS, Nucor has been an important part of Arkansas’s economy since 32
1987 with the construction of its first steel mill in the state; and 33
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WHEREAS, Nucor has steadily grown and invested in Arkansas, currently 35
operating five (5) facilities in the state: 36
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(1) Nucor-Yamato in Mississippi County; 1
(2) Nucor Steel Arkansas in Mississippi County; 2
(3) Nucor Coatings Corporation in Mississippi County; 3
(4) Nucor Skyline Armorel in Mississippi County; and 4
(5) Centria in Grant County; and 5
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WHEREAS, Nucor employs more than thirty-two thousand (32,000) 7
employees, known as teammates, working safely at over three hundred (300) 8
operating facilities in North America, with approximately two thousand seven 9
hundred seventy-two (2,772) teammates throughout Arkansas; and 10
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WHEREAS, in thirty-nine (39) years of operations in Arkansas, Nucor has 12
had a practice of never laying off a single teammate at its steel mills and 13
Nucor teammates all share in the success of the company; and 14
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WHEREAS, the median pay for Nucor’s production teammates over the last 16
three (3) years has averaged more than one hundred thousand dollars 17
($100,000) per year; and 18
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WHEREAS, to reinforce its culture, the majority of Nucor’s teammates 20
below the officer level are treated as if they are owners of the company, 21
historically receiving ten percent (10%) of Nucor’s earnings in a profit-22
sharing plan in addition to their salary; and 23
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WHEREAS, Nucor has invested more than one billion dollars 25
($1,000,000,000) in its Arkansas steel mills in the last five (5) years to 26
modernize and upgrade the capabilities of the facilities; and 27
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WHEREAS, the western hemisphere’s largest beams are produced at Nucor-29
Yamato Steel and Arkansas-made steel can be found in iconic American 30
structures such as the One World Trade Center, the world-renowned Donald W. 31
Reynolds Razorback Stadium, and the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium; 32
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WHEREAS, Nucor is committed to education in Arkansas, offering all 35
Nucor teammates and their dependents a scholarship in the amount of four 36
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thousand dollars ($4,000) per year for college or vocational school, which 1
nationwide has amounted to more than one hundred fifteen million dollars 2
($115,000,000) awarded to nearly twenty-five thousand (25,000) children since 3
the program’s inception in 1974, with nearly twelve million dollars 4
($12,000,000) awarded in Arkansas, 5
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NOW THEREFORE, 7
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL 8
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 9
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THAT the House of Representatives recognize and celebrate Nucor Day at 11
the State Capitol Building on April 15, 2026. 12
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 14
transmitted to the Chief Executive Officer of Nucor Corporation by the Chief 15
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 16
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