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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 483 

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2014 

Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 

GRIJALVA, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. TONKO, Ms. 

EDWARDS, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HOLT, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 

SWALWELL of California, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

ROHRABACHER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 

SHEA-PORTER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. ROYCE) 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 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; 


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Whereas the sponsors of National Engineers Week are working together to transform the engineering workforce 

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 an overwhelming number of people in the United 

States (87 percent) find that engineering is the profession that most frequently contributes to positive innovations and inventions in society, according to a survey conducted by TE Connectivity of impressions of engineering; 

Whereas engineers are a crucial link in research, development, and the transformation of scientific discoveries into 

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nation, knowledge, and analytical skills to meet the challenges of the future; 

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 and underrepresented minorities do not reflect 

our national demographics, with only 19 percent of Bachelor’s degrees in engineering being earned by women; 

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 DiscoverE 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 16, 2014, to February 22, 2014, has been 

designated as National Engineers Week by DiscoverE 

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lighting 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 

4 interest in engineering and technology careers and to 

5 promote technological literacy and engineering edu6 cation; 

7 (2) recognizes that engineering education is a 

8 critical component of STEM (science, technology, 

9 engineering, and mathematics) education and essen10 tial to improving the United States educational sys11 tem and economic prosperity; and 

12 (3) ensures that technological solutions de13 signed by the engineering community can be ad14 vanced through research, development, standardiza15 tion, and innovation. 

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