IV 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 77 

Establishing an academic competition in the fields of science, technology, 

engineering, and mathematics among students in Congressional districts. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2013 

Mrs. MILLER of Michigan (for herself, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. 

ESHOO, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. GOODLATTE, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. ISSA, 

Ms. MATSUI, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. HARPER, 

Ms. KUSTER, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, and Mr. 

DELANEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on House Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Establishing an academic competition in the fields of science, 

technology, engineering, and mathematics among students in Congressional districts. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

3 This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Academic Com4 petition Resolution of 2013’’. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 The House of Representatives finds as follows: 

7 (1) STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, 

8 and Mathematics) fields and knowledge have been 


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1 integral to the development of civilization over the 

2 centuries. 

3 (2) STEM fields have been, and continue to be, 

4 vital to a healthy and thriving United States. 

5 (3) STEM fields are even more important in a 

6 world and nation of continuous and rapid techno7 logical advancements and needs. 

8 (4) STEM fields are necessary to ensure a 

9 qualified national workforce and growing American 

10 economy, and a recent study predicted that one-half 

11 of all STEM jobs in 2020 will be related to the field 

12 of computer science. 

13 (5) A recent study found that less than one14 third of eighth graders in the United States showed 

15 proficiency in mathematics and science. 

16 (6) A recent study found that only 9 States al17 lowed computer science courses to count toward high 

18 school students’ core graduation requirements. 

19 (7) A recent study found that only one-third of 

20 the bachelor’s degrees earned in the United States 

21 are in a STEM field. 

22 (8) A recent study found that more than one23 half of the science and engineering graduate stu24 dents in institutions of higher education in the 

25 United States are from outside the United States. 


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1 (9) Efforts to encourage students to work in 

2 STEM fields will enhance collaborative efforts be3 tween our secondary education systems and STEM4 related fields and industries. 

5 (10) The global economy demands that the 

6 United States continue to lead the world in innova7 tion, creativity, and STEM-related research. 

8 (11) Bringing together Members of Congress 

9 and their younger constituents to participate in ac10 tivities that will result in a deeper appreciation for 

11 STEM fields will foster enthusiasm for education in 

12 the sciences. 

13 (12) The support which students will gain 

14 through Congressional recognition of their work on 

15 STEM-related projects will encourage them to pur16 sue career paths in STEM studies and research. 

17 (13) It is appropriate for the House of Rep18 resentatives to institute a new and worthwhile com19 petition to encourage students to participate in 

20 STEM studies and research. 

21 (14) Rapid technological change means the 

22 competition will evolve over time and will challenge 

23 students in specialized areas of science, technology, 

24 engineering and math to ensure maximum participa25 tion. Because of the importance of computer science 


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1 it would be appropriate to initially challenge stu2 dents to develop so-called ‘‘apps’’ for mobile, tablet, 

3 and computer platforms. 

4 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL COMPETITION IN SCIENCE, TECH5 NOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPETITION.—There is 

7 hereby established an academic competition in the fields 

8 of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 

9 which shall be held each year among students in each Con10 gressional district. 

11 (b) REGULATIONS.—The competition under this reso12 lution shall be carried out in accordance with such regula13 tions as may be prescribed by the Committee on House 

14 Administration, except that the regulations shall permit 

15 the office of a Member to seek guidance from outside ex16 perts in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and 

17 mathematics for the purposes of establishing criteria for 

18 the selection of competition judges and for the judgment 

19 of competition submissions. 

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