IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 993 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Career and Technical Education Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2024 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. MANN, Mrs. 
TRAHAN, Mr. VALADAO, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Mr. TONKO, Mr. COSTA, Mr. BISHOP of Geor-
gia, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. WITTMAN, 
Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. TRONE, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, 
Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. BOST, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. MAG-
AZINER, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. STEIL, and Ms. KUSTER) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
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; 
Whereas not fewer than 17,000,000 new workers will be 
needed to support the infrastructure sector of the United 
States in the next decade, including to design, build, and 
operate transportation, housing, utilities, and tele-
communications; 
Whereas current global economic uncertainty and volatility 
have fundamentally shifted entire industries within 
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foundational sectors of the economy of the United States, 
creating significant demands for high-quality and effi-
cient educational opportunities to ensure a quick and eq-
uitable recovery; 
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 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 in the United States, more than half of all jobs re-
quire some level of postsecondary education, but less than 
a bachelor’s degree; 
Whereas more than 12,000,000 students are enrolled in CTE 
across the United States at the secondary and postsec-
ondary levels, with CTE programs in thousands of com-
prehensive high schools, area technical centers, career 
academies, and nearly 1,000 2-year colleges; 
Whereas CTE matches employability skills with workforce de-
mand and provides relevant academic and technical 
coursework leading to credentials of value for secondary, 
postsecondary, and adult learners; 
Whereas CTE affords students the opportunity to cultivate 
the knowledge and skills to earn the credentials needed 
to secure careers in growing, high-demand fields; 
Whereas secondary CTE is associated with a lower prob-
ability of dropping out of high school and a higher likeli-
hood of graduating on time; 
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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 like-
ly 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 Edu-
cation for the 21st Century Act (Public Law 115–224; 
132 Stat. 1563), which supports investment and program 
improvement in secondary and postsecondary CTE pro-
grams in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and outlying 
areas; and 
Whereas February 23, 2024, marks the 107th 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 Fed-
eral investment in secondary CTE and laid the founda-
tion for the bipartisan, bicameral support for CTE that 
continues as of February 2024: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Career and 
Technical Education Month’’ to celebrate career and 
technical education across the United States; 
(2) supports the goals and ideals of Career and 
Technical Education Month; 
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(3) recognizes the importance of career and 
technical education in preparing a well-educated and 
skilled workforce in the United States; and 
(4) encourages educators, school counselors, 
guidance and career development professionals, ad-
ministrators, and parents to promote career and 
technical education as a respected educational path-
way for students. 
Æ 
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