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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 276 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 276

   Supporting the goals and ideals of National Science Week and the 
 biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., and 
  inviting State and local governments to recognize the last week in 
                   April as a National Science Week.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2013

  Mr. Hultgren (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
                               Technology

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Supporting the goals and ideals of National Science Week and the 
 biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., and 
  inviting State and local governments to recognize the last week in 
                   April as a National Science Week.

Whereas science, technology, engineering and mathematics are an essential 
        element of the future competitiveness in the world of the United States;
Whereas advances in technology have resulted in significant improvement in the 
        daily lives of people in the United States;
Whereas the global economy of the future will require a workforce which is 
        educated in science and engineering specialties;
Whereas a new generation of Americans educated in STEM is crucial to ensure 
        continued economic growth;
Whereas scientific discoveries are critical to curing diseases, solving global 
        challenges, and expanding our understanding of our world;
Whereas invigorating the interest of the next generation of Americans in STEM 
        education is necessary to maintain the global competitiveness of the 
        United States;
Whereas nations around the world have held science festivals which have brought 
        together hundreds of thousands of visitors celebrating science;
Whereas science and engineering festivals have attracted millions of 
        participants and inspired a national effort to promote science and 
        engineering;
Whereas thousands of universities, museums and science centers, STEM 
        professional societies, educational societies, government agencies and 
        laboratories, community organizations, elementary and secondary schools, 
        volunteers, corporate and private sponsors, and nonprofit organizations, 
        have come together to produce the USA Science & Engineering Festival on 
        a nationwide scale in Washington, D.C., in April 2014;
Whereas the USA Science & Engineering Festival will highlight the important 
        contributions of science and engineering to the competitiveness of the 
        United States through exhibits on such topics as human spaceflight, 
        medicine, engineering, biotechnology, weather forecasting, physics, and 
        astronomy; and
Whereas scientific research is essential to the competitiveness of the United 
        States and events like the USA Science & Engineering Festival promote 
        the importance of scientific research and development to the future of 
        America: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses its support for the goals and ideals of the 
        USA Science & Engineering Festival to promote science 
        scholarship and an interest in scientific research and 
        development as the cornerstones of innovation and competition 
        in the United States;
            (2) supports festivals such as the USA Science & 
        Engineering Festival which focus on the importance of science 
        and engineering to our everyday lives through exhibits in such 
        topics as human spaceflight, weather forecasting, satellite 
        technology, and telescopes;
            (3) congratulates all the individuals and organizations 
        whose efforts will make the USA Science & Engineering Festival 
        highlighting American accomplishments in science and 
        engineering possible;
            (4) encourages families and their children to participate 
        in the activities and exhibits that will occur in the 
        Washington Convention Center and across the United States as 
        satellite events to the USA Science & Engineering Festival; and
            (5) invites State and local governments to recognize a 
        National Science Week.
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