[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 483 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 483

      Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2014

 Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Collins of New York, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. 
    Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Tonko, Ms. 
Edwards, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Esty, Mr. Holt, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Swalwell of 
California, Mr. Peters of California, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
      Jackson Lee, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mrs. 
    Christensen, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Royce) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
   Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
 Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week.

Whereas engineers employ their scientific knowledge and analytical skills for 
        the betterment of the United States;
Whereas the mission of DiscoverE (formerly the National Engineers Week 
        Foundation) is to sustain and grow a dynamic engineering profession 
        through outreach, education, celebration, and volunteerism as needed to 
        keep the United States a global leader in engineering and engineering 
        education;
Whereas the sponsors of National Engineers Week are working together to 
        transform the engineering workforce through greater inclusion of women 
        and underrepresented minorities;
Whereas by engaging young students, parents, and educators in hands-on science, 
        technology, engineering, and math, engineers help them discover how they 
        can make a meaningful difference in the world;
Whereas the partnership between engineers and teachers inspires future 
        generations of engineering and technology talent;
Whereas tens of thousands of engineers and engineering students will serve their 
        communities not only through their work but, at this time of year, by 
        reaching into hundreds of local communities;
Whereas engineers have helped meet the major global challenges of our time, 
        including providing state-of-the-art transportation and information 
        technology infrastructures, enhancing national security, and developing 
        the clean energy technologies needed to power the people of the United 
        States into the future;
Whereas an overwhelming number of people in the United States (87 percent) find 
        that engineering is the profession that most frequently contributes to 
        positive innovations and inventions in society, according to a survey 
        conducted by TE Connectivity of impressions of engineering;
Whereas engineers are a crucial link in research, development, and the 
        transformation of scientific discoveries into useful products and jobs, 
        as the people of the United States look more than ever to engineers and 
        their imagination, knowledge, and analytical skills to meet the 
        challenges of the future;
Whereas the National Science Board's ``Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 
        and 2012'' shows that while the number of students obtaining engineering 
        degrees in the United States has reached an all-time high, the rates for 
        women and underrepresented minorities do not reflect our national 
        demographics, with only 19 percent of Bachelor's degrees in engineering 
        being earned by women;
Whereas a 2012 survey by the Intel Corporation indicates that United States 
        teenagers are more likely to consider a degree in engineering after 
        learning about what engineers do;
Whereas only 4 percent of the Nation's workforce is composed of scientists and 
        engineers, this group disproportionately creates jobs for the other 96 
        percent;
Whereas DiscoverE has grown into a formal coalition of more than 100 
        professional societies, major corporations, and government agencies that 
        are dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated engineering 
        workforce, promoting literacy in science, technology, engineering, and 
        math, and raising public awareness and appreciation of the contributions 
        of engineers to society;
Whereas National Engineers Week is celebrated during the week of George 
        Washington's birthday to honor the contributions that the first United 
        States President, a military engineer and land surveyor, made to 
        engineering; and
Whereas February 16, 2014, to February 22, 2014, has been designated as National 
        Engineers Week by DiscoverE and the theme is, ``Let's Make A 
        Difference'', spotlighting all the amazing things engineers do every day 
        to make the world a better place: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of National Engineers 
        Week to increase understanding of and interest in engineering 
        and technology careers and to promote technological literacy 
        and engineering education;
            (2) recognizes that engineering education is a critical 
        component of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and 
        mathematics) education and essential to improving the United 
        States educational system and economic prosperity; and
            (3) ensures that technological solutions designed by the 
        engineering community can be advanced through research, 
        development, standardization, and innovation.
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