IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 917 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2008 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. HOLT, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, 
Mr. BAIRD, Mr. LAMPSON, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. WU, Mr. BARTLETT of 
Maryland, Mr. AKIN, Mr. WAMP, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms. 
HIRONO, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 
and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week, 
and for other purposes. 
Whereas National Engineers Week has grown into a formal 
coalition of more than 75 professional societies, major 
corporations, and government agencies, dedicated to en-
suring a diverse and well-educated future engineering 
workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in 
engineering and technology careers among all young stu-
dents, by promoting pre-college literacy in science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and rais-
ing public understanding and appreciation of engineers’ 
contributions to society; 
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•HRES 917 IH 
Whereas February 17–23, 2008, has been designated by the 
President as National Engineers Week and the theme is 
‘‘Engineers Make a World of Difference’’; 
Whereas National Engineers Week, which was founded in 
1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers, 
is among the oldest of America’s professional outreach ef-
forts; 
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; 
Whereas for one outreach program alone, the National Engi-
neers Week Future City Competition, more than 1,100 
schools and 32,000 middle school students participate an-
nually and 7,500 volunteers donate more than 225,000 
hours; 
Whereas during National Engineers Week, more than 45,000 
engineers connect with some 5,500,000 students and 
teachers in kindergarten through high school as they help 
students and teachers determine practical applications of 
their academics and help students discover that STEM 
subjects can be fun; 
Whereas National Engineers Week activities at engineering 
schools and in other forums are encouraging all our 
young math and science students to see themselves as 
possible future engineers and to realize the practical pic-
ture of knowledge; 
Whereas National Engineers Week sponsors are working to-
gether to transform the engineering workforce through 
the better inclusion of women and underrepresented mi-
norities; 
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•HRES 917 IH 
Whereas engineers from all disciplines send a new message 
to today’s youth: engineers change the world, save lives, 
protect the Earth, and make a world of difference; 
Whereas engineers are working together to mesh diversity 
and collaboration worldwide, whether reaching for the 
stars, building global networks, or helping today’s young 
students prepare for their futures; 
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; 
Whereas engineers are a crucial link in research, develop-
ment, and demonstration in transforming scientific dis-
coveries 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; and 
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: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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•HRES 917 IH 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Engineers Week and its aim to increase under-
standing of and interest in engineering and tech-
nology careers and to promote literacy in science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics; 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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