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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 864 

Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2020 

Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. 

FITZPATRICK, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. 

GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. SMITH

of Washington, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. NORMAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

MORELLE, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KELLER, Mr. FOSTER, 

Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. COMER, Mr. UPTON, Ms. WILD, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. 

CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 

KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. POCAN, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BOST, 

Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. WEBER of 

Texas, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. CARSON of 

Indiana, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. HOULAHAN, 

Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. STEIL, Mr. 

BARR, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. LATTA, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. SCHIFF, 

Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. WOODALL, Miss GONZA ́LEZCOLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mr. COX of California, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. 

MOULTON, Mr. GARAMENDI, and Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical 

Education Month. 

Whereas a competitive global economy requires workers who 

are prepared for skilled professions; 


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Whereas 3 million workers will be needed for the Nation’s infrastructure in the next several years, including designing, building, and operating transportation, housing, utilities, and telecommunications; 

Whereas career and technical education (referred to in this 

preamble as ‘‘CTE’’) ensures that competitive and skilled 

workers are ready, willing, and capable of holding jobs in 

high-wage, high-skill, and in-demand career fields such as 

science, technology, engineering, art and design, mathematics, nursing, allied health, construction, information 

technology, energy sustainability, and many other career 

fields that are vital in keeping the United States competitive in the global economy; 

Whereas CTE helps the United States meet the very real and 

immediate challenges of economic development, student 

achievement, and global competitiveness; 

Whereas the United States has 30,000,000 jobs providing an 

average income of $55,000 per year that do not require 

a bachelor’s degree yet increasingly require some level of 

postsecondary education; 

Whereas over 11,800,000 students are enrolled in CTE 

across the country at the secondary and postsecondary 

levels, with CTE programs in thousands of CTE centers, 

comprehensive high schools, career academies, and CTE 

high schools, and nearly 1,000 2-year colleges; 

Whereas CTE matches employability skills with workforce demand and provides relevant academic and technical 

coursework leading to industry-recognized credentials for 

secondary, postsecondary, and adult learners; 


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Whereas CTE affords students the opportunity to gain the 

knowledge, skills, and credentials needed to secure careers in growing, high-demand fields; 

Whereas secondary CTE is associated with a lower probability of dropping out of high school and a higher likelihood of graduating on time; 

Whereas according to an American Federation of Teachers 

poll, 94 percent of parents approve of expanding access 

to CTE and other programs that prepare students for 

jobs; 

Whereas students at schools with highly integrated rigorous 

academic and CTE programs are significantly more likely 

to meet college and career readiness benchmarks than 

students at schools with less integrated programs; 

Whereas, in 2018, Congress affirmed the importance of CTE 

by passing the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Public Law 115–224), 

which supports program improvement in secondary and 

postsecondary CTE programs in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 

Islands, and outlying areas; 

Whereas 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of State CTE 

leadership by Advance CTE (formerly known as the ‘‘National Association of State Directors of Career Technical 

Education Consortium’’ or ‘‘NASDCTEc’’); and 

Whereas, February 23, 2019, marks the 102nd anniversary 

of the signing of the Act of February 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 

929, commonly known as the Smith-Hughes Vocational 

Education Act of 1917), which was the first major Federal investment in secondary CTE and laid the foundaVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:47 Feb 25, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR864.IH HR864

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tion for the bipartisan, bicameral support for CTE that 

continues as of February 2020: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘Career and 

3 Technical Education Month’’ to celebrate career and 

4 technical education across the United States; 

5 (2) supports the goals and ideals of Career and 

6 Technical Education Month; 

7 (3) recognizes the importance of career and 

8 technical education in preparing a well-educated and 

9 skilled workforce in the United States; and 

10 (4) encourages educators, school counselors, 

11 guidance and career development professionals, ad12 ministrators, and parents to promote career and 

13 technical education as a respected option for stu14 dents. 

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