[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 681 Engrossed in House (EH)]


H. Res. 681

                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                         March 7, 2006.
Whereas engineers use their scientific and technical knowledge and skills in 
        creative and innovative ways to fulfill society's needs;
Whereas in just this past year, engineers have helped meet the major 
        technological challenges of our time--from rebuilding towns devastated 
        by natural disasters to designing an information superhighway that will 
        speed our country into the next century;
Whereas engineers are a crucial link in research, development, and demonstration 
        and in transforming scientific discoveries into useful products, and we 
        will look more than ever to engineers and their knowledge and skills to 
        meet the challenges of the future;
Whereas engineers play a crucial role in developing the consensus engineering 
        standards that permit modern economies and societies to exist;
Whereas the recent National Academy of Sciences report entitled ``Rising Above 
        the Gathering Storm'' highlighted the worrisome trend that fewer 
        students are now focusing on engineering in college at a time when 
        increasing numbers of today's 2,000,000 United States engineers are 
        nearing retirement;
Whereas the National Society of Professional Engineers through National 
        Engineers Week and other activities is raising public awareness of 
        engineers' positive contributions to our quality of life;
Whereas National Engineering Week activities at engineering schools and in other 
        forums are encouraging our young math and science students to see 
        themselves as possible future engineers and to realize the practical 
        power of their knowledge;
Whereas National Engineers Week has grown into a formal coalition of more than 
        70 engineering, education, and cultural societies, and more than 50 
        major corporations and government agencies;
Whereas National Engineers Week is celebrated during the week of George 
        Washington's birthday to honor the contributions that our first 
        President, a military engineer and land surveyor, made to engineering; 
        and
Whereas February 19 to 25, 2006, has been designated by the President as 
        National Engineers Week: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) will work with the engineering community to make sure that the 
        creativity and contribution of that community can be expressed through 
        research, development, standardization, and innovation; and
            (2) supports the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week and its 
        aims to increase understanding of and interest in engineering and 
        technology careers and to promote literacy in math and science.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.