IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 744 
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the enactment of the National Appren-
ticeship Act of 1937 and supporting the goals and ideals of National 
Registered Apprenticeship Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2012 
Mr. TIERNEY (for himself and Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the enactment of the 
National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 and supporting the 
goals and ideals of National Registered Apprenticeship 
Month. 
Whereas this year will mark the 75th anniversary of the pas-
sage of the National Apprenticeship Act on August 16, 
1937, which established the National Registered Appren-
ticeship system; 
Whereas the State of Wisconsin created the first State Reg-
istered Apprenticeship system in 1911; 
Whereas the National Apprenticeship Act established a com-
prehensive system of partnerships among employers, 
labor organizations, educational institutions, and Federal 
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and State governments, which has shaped skill training 
for succeeding generations of workers in the United 
States; 
Whereas, for 75 years, Registered Apprenticeship has pro-
vided and continues to provide state-of-the-art training 
using an ‘‘earn while you learn’’ model that has and con-
tinues to offer a pathway to the middle class and a sus-
tainable career for millions of America’s workers; 
Whereas Registered Apprenticeship has grown to include ap-
proximately 24,000 programs across the Nation, pro-
viding education and training for apprentices in emerging 
and high-growth sectors such as information technology 
and health care, as well as traditional industries; 
Whereas the National Registered Apprenticeship system 
leverages approximately $1 billion in private investment, 
reflective of the strong commitment of its sponsors, in-
cluding industry associations, individual employers and 
joint labor-management partnerships; 
Whereas Registered Apprenticeship is an important post-sec-
ondary pathway for America’s workers, offering a com-
bination of academic and technical instruction with paid 
on-the-job training, resulting in a nationally and industry 
recognized occupational credential that ensures higher 
earnings for apprentices and a highly skilled workforce 
for U.S. businesses; 
Whereas the National Registered Apprenticeship system has 
continually modernized and developed innovative training 
approaches to meet the workforce needs of industry to 
address the evolving challenges of staying competitive in 
the global economy; 
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Whereas the 21st century National Registered Apprenticeship 
system, as envisioned by the Secretary of Labor’s Advi-
sory Committee on Apprenticeship and administered as a 
partnership between the Federal Government and State 
apprenticeship programs, is positioned to produce the 
highly skilled workers the Nation’s economy needs now 
and in the future; and 
Whereas the celebration of ‘‘National Registered Apprentice-
ship Month’’ would honor and encourage industries who 
utilize or could benefit from the Registered Apprentice-
ship model to train workers and recognize the role the 
Registered Apprenticeship system has played in pre-
paring America’s workers for jobs with family sustaining 
wages: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) celebrates the 101st anniversary of the pas-
sage of the first State Registered Apprenticeship 
law; 
(2) celebrates the 75th anniversary of the en-
actment of the National Apprenticeship Act of 1937; 
and 
(3) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Registered Apprenticeship Month. 
Æ 
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