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for high-wage, high-quality, and efficient education and 
training opportunities; 
Whereas career and technical education (referred to in this 
preamble as ‘‘CTE’’) ensures that a competitive and 
skilled workforce is ready, willing, and capable of holding 
jobs in high-wage, high-skill, and in-demand career fields; 
Whereas CTE helps the United States meet the very real and 
immediate challenges of economic development, student 
academic achievement, and global competitiveness; 
Whereas in the United States, it is forecast that by 2031 
nearly 1⁄3 of all jobs will require some level of postsec-
ondary education but less than a bachelor’s degree; 
Whereas approximately 12,000,000 students are enrolled in 
CTE programs across the United States at the secondary 
and postsecondary levels, with CTE programs in thou-
sands of comprehensive high schools, technical high 
schools, area technical centers, career academies, and 
over 1,000 two-year colleges; 
Whereas CTE aligns with labor market demand and provides 
employability skills and relevant academic and technical 
coursework leading to credentials of value for secondary 
and postsecondary education students 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 has statistically significant positive 
impacts on the academic achievement, high school com-
pletion, employability skills, and college readiness of stu-
dents; 
Whereas according to a recent national survey conducted by 
the Hunt Institute and Lake Research Partners, 91 per-
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cent of parents and voters favor increased opportunities 
for students to access workforce training and related op-
portunities to cultivate skills needed for a career; 
Whereas 93 percent of United States employers recruiting 
from CTE programs find those programs beneficial to 
their bottom line; 
Whereas in 2018, Congress affirmed on a wide bipartisan 
basis the importance of CTE by passing the Strength-
ening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Cen-
tury Act (Public Law 115–224; 132 Stat. 1563), which 
supports investment and improvement in secondary and 
postsecondary CTE programs in all 50 States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
United States Virgin Islands, and outlying areas; and 
Whereas February 23, 2026, marks the 108th anniversary of 
the signing of the Act of February 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 
929, chapter 114, commonly known as the ‘‘Smith- 
Hughes Vocational Education Act of 1917’’), which was 
the first major Federal investment in secondary CTE and 
laid the foundation for the bipartisan, bicameral support 
for CTE that continues as of February 2026: 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. 
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