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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. 

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 

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; 


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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 


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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 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) expresses its support for the goals and 

3 ideals of the USA Science & Engineering Festival to 

4 promote science scholarship and an interest in sci5 entific research and development as the cornerstones 

6 of innovation and competition in the United States; 

7 (2) supports festivals such as the USA Science 

8 & Engineering Festival which focus on the impor9 tance of science and engineering to our everyday 

10 lives through exhibits in such topics as human 

11 spaceflight, weather forecasting, satellite technology, 

12 and telescopes; 

13 (3) congratulates all the individuals and organi14 zations whose efforts will make the USA Science & 

15 Engineering Festival highlighting American accom16 plishments in science and engineering possible; 

17 (4) encourages families and their children to 

18 participate in the activities and exhibits that will 

19 occur in the Washington Convention Center and 

20 across the United States as satellite events to the 

21 USA Science & Engineering Festival; and 


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1 (5) invites State and local governments to rec2 ognize a National Science Week. 

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