IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 746 
Supporting the goal and ideal of increasing the number of African American 
women and girls in the engineering profession. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2018 
Ms. ADAMS (for herself, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MEEKS, 
Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 
MOULTON, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. 
MCEACHIN, Mr. COHEN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. 
PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
BROWN of Maryland, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. LEE, and Mr. NORCROSS) 
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 goal and ideal of increasing the number of 
African American women and girls in the engineering 
profession. 
Whereas National Engineers Week will occur during the week 
of February 18–24, 2018; 
Whereas National Engineers Week was established by the 
National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951; 
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Whereas the engineering profession has shaped and bene-
fitted industries from health, tech, and transportation; 
Whereas the Royal Academy of Engineering has reported 
that engineering is a field that can contribute to eco-
nomic development through many different channels; 
Whereas based on current trends, there will be 600,000 un-
filled engineering jobs by the year 2020; 
Whereas a strong STEM education system is a critical ele-
ment of creating a strong engineering workforce; 
Whereas among African Americans, Historically Black Col-
leges and Universities are responsible for graduating 50 
percent of all aspiring engineers; 
Whereas the most recent analysis shows that only 26.3 per-
cent of engineering bachelor’s degrees awarded to African 
Americans were awarded to women, despite that fact that 
African American women outnumber men nearly 2 to 1 
in college; 
Whereas the National Action Council for Minorities in Engi-
neering data shows that African American women are 
pursuing engineering degrees three times less often than 
their male counterparts; 
Whereas the National Action Council for Minorities in Engi-
neering says that the number of African American 
women who graduated with an engineering degree has de-
clined by over 25 percent over the last decade; 
Whereas the National Action Council for Minorities in Engi-
neering shows that in 2015, less than 1 percent of all 
U.S. engineering bachelor’s degrees were awarded to Af-
rican American women; 
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Whereas the dearth of African American women in engineer-
ing is a crucial area for improvement that has grave im-
plications for the American economy; 
Whereas research shows that lack of visible role models in en-
gineering, fear of stereotypes, biculturalism, tokenism, 
feelings of isolation, and pay inequities in the engineering 
workforce are all systemic factors in the decreasing num-
ber of African American women engineers; 
Whereas the celebration of existing African American women 
engineering talent is cited as a way to increase the num-
ber of African American women engineers; 
Whereas February 23rd would be an appropriate time to rec-
ognize African American women engineers; and 
Whereas Historically Black Colleges and Universities are par-
ticularly critical in meeting the challenge of cultivating 
more African American women engineering talent: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goal of increasing African 
American women in engineering as a way to promote 
economic empowerment and sustainability in the Af-
rican American community; 
(2) supports the designation of National Afri-
can American Women Engineers Day, as a way to 
celebrate and promote careers in engineering among 
African American women and girls; and 
(3) recognizes that strong collaborative net-
works and partnerships must be created with His-
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torically Black Colleges and Universities in order to 
empower African American women to make an im-
pact in the engineering sector. 
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