IV 
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 reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology 
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 govern-
ments 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 work-
force which is educated in science and engineering spe-
cialties; 
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 under-
standing 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 mil-
lions of participants and inspired a national effort to pro-
mote science and engineering; 
Whereas thousands of universities, museums and science cen-
ters, STEM professional societies, educational societies, 
government agencies and laboratories, community organi-
zations, elementary and secondary schools, volunteers, 
corporate and private sponsors, and nonprofit organiza-
tions, have come together to produce the USA Science & 
Engineering Festival on a nationwide scale in Wash-
ington, D.C., in April 2014; 
Whereas the USA Science & Engineering Festival will high-
light the important contributions of science and engineer-
ing 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 
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 sci-
entific 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 impor-
tance 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 organi-
zations whose efforts will make the USA Science & 
Engineering Festival highlighting American accom-
plishments 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 
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(5) invites State and local governments to rec-
ognize a National Science Week. 
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