IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 483 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2014 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. HONDA, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. TONKO, Ms. 
EDWARDS, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. ESTY, Mr. HOLT, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 
SWALWELL of California, Mr. PETERS of California, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 
ROHRABACHER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 
SHEA-PORTER, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. ROYCE) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week. 
Whereas engineers employ their scientific knowledge and ana-
lytical skills for the betterment of the United States; 
Whereas the mission of DiscoverE (formerly the National En-
gineers Week Foundation) is to sustain and grow a dy-
namic engineering profession through outreach, edu-
cation, celebration, and volunteerism as needed to keep 
the United States a global leader in engineering and en-
gineering education; 
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Whereas the sponsors of National Engineers Week are work-
ing together to transform the engineering workforce 
through greater inclusion of women and underrepresented 
minorities; 
Whereas by engaging young students, parents, and educators 
in hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math, 
engineers help them discover how they can make a mean-
ingful difference in the world; 
Whereas the partnership between engineers and teachers in-
spires future generations of engineering and technology 
talent; 
Whereas tens of thousands of engineers and engineering stu-
dents will serve their communities not only through their 
work but, at this time of year, by reaching into hundreds 
of local communities; 
Whereas engineers have helped meet the major global chal-
lenges of our time, including providing state-of-the-art 
transportation and information technology infrastruc-
tures, enhancing national security, and developing the 
clean energy technologies needed to power the people of 
the United States into the future; 
Whereas an overwhelming number of people in the United 
States (87 percent) find that engineering is the profes-
sion that most frequently contributes to positive innova-
tions and inventions in society, according to a survey con-
ducted by TE Connectivity of impressions of engineering; 
Whereas engineers are a crucial link in research, develop-
ment, and the transformation of scientific discoveries into 
useful products and jobs, as the people of the United 
States look more than ever to engineers and their imagi-
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nation, knowledge, and analytical skills to meet the chal-
lenges of the future; 
Whereas the National Science Board’s ‘‘Science and Engi-
neering Indicators 2010 and 2012’’ shows that while the 
number of students obtaining engineering degrees in the 
United States has reached an all-time high, the rates for 
women and underrepresented minorities do not reflect 
our national demographics, with only 19 percent of Bach-
elor’s degrees in engineering being earned by women; 
Whereas a 2012 survey by the Intel Corporation indicates 
that United States teenagers are more likely to consider 
a degree in engineering after learning about what engi-
neers do; 
Whereas only 4 percent of the Nation’s workforce is com-
posed of scientists and engineers, this group dispropor-
tionately creates jobs for the other 96 percent; 
Whereas DiscoverE has grown into a formal coalition of more 
than 100 professional societies, major corporations, and 
government agencies that are dedicated to ensuring a di-
verse and well-educated engineering workforce, promoting 
literacy in science, technology, engineering, and math, 
and raising public awareness and appreciation of the con-
tributions of engineers to society; 
Whereas National Engineers Week is celebrated during the 
week of George Washington’s birthday to honor the con-
tributions that the first United States President, a mili-
tary engineer and land surveyor, made to engineering; 
and 
Whereas February 16, 2014, to February 22, 2014, has been 
designated as National Engineers Week by DiscoverE 
and the theme is, ‘‘Let’s Make A Difference’’, spot-
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