[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 46 (Thursday, March 11, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1507]
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                  WOMEN OF THE AVIATION WORKFORCE WEEK

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration and the 
Senate now proceed to S. Res. 96.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 96) designating March 8 through March 
     14, 2021, as ``Women of the Aviation Workforce Week''.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to; that the Rosen amendment at the desk to the 
preamble be agreed to; that the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and 
that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the 
table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 96) was agreed to.
  The amendment (No. 1399) to the preamble was agreed to, as follows:

                    (Purpose: To amend the preamble)

        Strike the preamble and insert the following:
       Whereas the first week of March is internationally known as 
     ``Women of Aviation Worldwide Week'';
       Whereas Women of Aviation Worldwide Week was created by the 
     Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide;
       Whereas the aviation industry is anticipating a significant 
     shortage of skilled professionals in the coming years;
       Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
     Labor projected that, in the next 10 years, the overall 
     employment of airline and commercial pilots is expected to 
     grow more than 6 percent in the United States;
       Whereas less than 2 percent of the aircraft maintenance 
     technicians in the world and less than 10 percent of all 
     working aeronautical engineers are women;
       Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration reports that 
     less than 8 percent of pilots and only 26 percent of air 
     traffic controllers in the United States are women;
       Whereas women make up only 24 percent of the employees in 
     the aerospace industry;
       Whereas aviation is a science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics (commonly known as ``STEM'') focused career path;
       Whereas the future of an abundant aviation workforce 
     depends on a robust and diverse pool of candidates; and
       Whereas women such as Amelia Earhart, Cicely Williams, and 
     Bessie Coleman have inspired, and will continue to inspire, 
     young women to pursue careers in aviation: Now, therefore, be 
     it

  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows:

                               S. Res. 96

       Whereas the first week of March is internationally known as 
     ``Women of Aviation Worldwide Week'';
       Whereas Women of Aviation Worldwide Week was created by the 
     Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide;
       Whereas the aviation industry is anticipating a significant 
     shortage of skilled professionals in the coming years;
       Whereas the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of 
     Labor projected that, in the next 10 years, the overall 
     employment of airline and commercial pilots is expected to 
     grow more than 6 percent in the United States;
       Whereas less than 2 percent of the aircraft maintenance 
     technicians in the world and less than 10 percent of all 
     working aeronautical engineers are women;
       Whereas the Federal Aviation Administration reports that 
     less than 8 percent of pilots and only 26 percent of air 
     traffic controllers in the United States are women;
       Whereas women make up only 24 percent of the employees in 
     the aerospace industry;
       Whereas aviation is a science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics (commonly known as ``STEM'') focused career path;
       Whereas the future of an abundant aviation workforce 
     depends on a robust and diverse pool of candidates; and
       Whereas women such as Amelia Earhart, Cicely Williams, and 
     Bessie Coleman have inspired, and will continue to inspire, 
     young women to pursue careers in aviation: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates March 8 through March 14, 2021, as ``Women 
     of the Aviation Workforce Week'';
       (2) celebrates the aviation workforce of the United States;
       (3) encourages educational and training institutions to 
     recruit women to join the aviation workforce;
       (4) encourages employers in the aviation industry to hire a 
     diverse workforce, including women, veterans, and other 
     underrepresented individuals; and
       (5) commits to--
       (A) raising awareness about the gender gap in the air and 
     space industry; and
       (B) taking legislative actions to address the gender gap in 
     science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (commonly 
     known as ``STEM'') fields.

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