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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 80 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week. 

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 

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 


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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 naVerDate Mar 15 2010 01:21 Feb 26, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR80.IH HR80

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tional 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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of National 

3 Engineers Week to increase understanding of and 


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1 interest in engineering and technology careers and to 

2 promote technological literacy and engineering edu3 cation; 

4 (2) recognizes that engineering education is a 

5 critical component of STEM (science, technology, 

6 engineering, and mathematics) education and essen7 tial to improving the United States educational sys8 tem and economic prosperity; and 

9 (3) ensures that technological solutions de10 signed by the engineering community can be ad11 vanced through research, development, standardiza12 tion, and innovation. 

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