IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 117 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineeers Week, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BART-
LETT, Mr. BILBRAY, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. 
HINCHEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. INGLIS, Ms. 
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. MAN-
ZULLO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. PETRI, Mr. 
REYES, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, 
Ms. SUTTON, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
MCNERNEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science and Technology 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineeers 
Week, and for other purposes. 
Whereas engineers use their professional, scientific, and tech-
nical knowledge and skills in creative and innovative ways 
to fulfill society’s needs; 
Whereas engineers have helped meet the major technological 
challenges of our time—from rebuilding towns devastated 
by natural disasters to designing an information super-
highway that will speed our country into the future; 
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•HRES 117 IH 
Whereas engineers are a crucial link in research, develop-
ment, and demonstration and in transforming scientific 
discoveries into useful products, and we will look more 
than ever to engineers and their knowledge and skills to 
meet the challenges of the future; 
Whereas engineers play a crucial role in developing the con-
sensus engineering standards that permit modern econo-
mies and societies to exist; 
Whereas the 2006 National Academy of Sciences report enti-
tled ‘‘Rising Above the Gathering Storm’’ highlighted the 
worrisome trend that fewer students are now focusing on 
engineering in college at a time when increasing numbers 
of today’s 2,000,000 United States engineers are nearing 
retirement; 
Whereas the National Society of Professional Engineers 
through National Engineers Week and other activities is 
raising public awareness of engineers’ significant, positive 
contributions to societal needs; 
Whereas National Engineers Week activities at engineering 
schools and in other forums are encouraging our young 
math and science students to see themselves as possible 
future engineers and to realize the practical power of 
their knowledge; 
Whereas National Engineers Week has grown into a formal 
coalition of more than 70 engineering, education, and cul-
tural societies, and more than 50 major corporations and 
government agencies; 
Whereas National Engineers Week is celebrated during the 
week of George Washington’s birthday to honor the con-
tributions that our first President, a military engineer 
and land surveyor, made to engineering; and 
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Whereas February 15 to 21, 2009, has been designated by 
the President as National Engineers Week: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Engineers Week and its aims to increase under-
standing of and interest in engineering and tech-
nology careers and to promote literacy in math and 
science; and 
(2) will work with the engineering community 
to make sure that the creativity and contribution of 
that community can be expressed through research, 
development, standardization, and innovation. 
Æ 
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