[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 80 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 80

      Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2013

 Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Honda, 
Mr. Tonko, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Negrete McLeod, Mr. Barton, Mr. Peters of 
    California, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Holt, and Mr. Lewis) 
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 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 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 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, 
        and the rate of growth in engineering degrees trails that of China;
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 National Engineers Week 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 17, 2013, to February 23, 2013, has been designated as National 
        Engineers Week by the National Engineers Week Foundation and the theme 
        is, ``Celebrate Awesome'', 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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