IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 115 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Career and Technical Education Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. MORELLE, 
Mr. COSTA, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. BEAN of Flor-
ida, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Ms. PEREZ, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. STEIL, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. 
OWENS, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. 
BALDERSON, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. LAWLER, Mr. 
ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. TONKO, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. FRY, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT 
of Georgia, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. BOST, Mr. 
CISCOMANI, and Ms. LETLOW) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ‘‘Career and Technical 
Education Month’’. 
Whereas the competitiveness of the United States within the 
global economy requires workers who are prepared with 
the requisite academic knowledge and technical and em-
ployability skills needed for career success; 
Whereas 1,700,000 workers annually are projected to leave 
jobs supporting the infrastructure sector of the United 
States through 2031, including designing, building, and 
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operating transportation, housing, utilities, and tele-
communications, leading to massive replacement needs; 
Whereas advancements in technology have fundamentally 
changed critical economic sectors of the United States 
and the global economy, creating significant, new demand 
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 more than 11,100,000 students are enrolled in CTE 
programs across the United States at the secondary and 
postsecondary levels, with CTE programs in thousands 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; 
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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, 94 per-
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 about 77 percent of employers from in-demand in-
dustries report hiring an employee because of knowledge 
and skills gained from their CTE experience; 
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, 2025, 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 2025: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(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; 
(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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