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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 623 

Supporting the goals and ideals of Engineers Week. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 

Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. BARTON, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. 

COLLINS of New York, Mr. COSTA, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HANNA, Mr. 

HONDA, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. POCAN, Mr. ROYCE, 

Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. TONKO) 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 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 Engineers Week are working together to transform the engineering workforce through 


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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 most people in the United States continue to say 

that the benefits of science outweigh the potential harms 

and that the Federal Government should fund research 

that ‘‘advances the frontiers of knowledge’’, according to 

the National Science Board’s 2014 Science and Engineering Indicators; 

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; 


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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 do not reflect our national demographics, with 

only 19 percent of bachelor’s degrees in engineering being 

earned by women; 

Whereas the National Science Board’s ‘‘Science and Engineering Indicators 2014’’ show that historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, particularly Blacks 

and Hispanics, continue to display lower S&E participation rates relative to their presence in the United States 

population comprising about 10 percent of workers in 

S&E occupations; 

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 serves as a hub of engineering 

outreach 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; and 

Whereas February 21, 2016, to February 27, 2016, has been 

designated as Engineers Week by DiscoverE and the 

theme is, ‘‘Engineers Make a World of Difference’’, spotlighting the important contributions of the engineering 

community to our quality of life now and in the future, 

especially in the areas of energy, water, and food sustainability: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the goals and ideals of Engineers 

3 Week to increase understanding of and interest in 

4 engineering and technology careers and to promote 

5 technological literacy and engineering education; 

6 (2) recognizes that engineering education is a 

7 critical component of STEM (science, technology, 

8 engineering, and mathematics) education and essen9 tial to improving the United States educational sys10 tem and economic prosperity; and 

11 (3) ensures that technological solutions de12 signed by the engineering community can be ad13 vanced through research, development, standardiza14 tion, and innovation. 

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