IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 730 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2018 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BLUM, Mr. BROWN of Mary-
land, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. COMER, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. COS-
TELLO of Pennsylvania, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. MICHAEL F. 
DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. HECK, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. 
JOHNSON
of Georgia, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING
of Iowa, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. 
LUETKEMEYER, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of New Mexico, Mr. MCNERNEY, 
Mr. NOLAN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. 
SIMPSON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Mr. 
THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. UPTON, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. WESTERMAN, 
Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. YARMUTH, and Ms. HANABUSA) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation 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, according to Deloitte and the Manufacturing Insti-
tute, 84 percent of executives agree that there is a talent 
shortage in manufacturing in the United States, includ-
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ing talent for front-line worker jobs such as machinists, 
operators, craft workers, distributors, and technicians; 
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 such as 
science, technology, engineering, art and design, mathe-
matics, nursing, allied health, construction, information 
technology, energy sustainability, and many other career 
fields that are vital in keeping the United States competi-
tive 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 the United States has 30,000,000 jobs providing an 
average income of $55,000 per year that do not require 
a bachelor’s degree yet increasingly require some level of 
postsecondary education; 
Whereas nearly 12,000,000 students are enrolled in CTE 
across the country with CTE programs in thousands of 
CTE centers, comprehensive high schools, career acad-
emies, and CTE high schools, and nearly 1,600 2-year 
colleges; 
Whereas CTE matches employability skills with workforce de-
mand and provides relevant academic and technical 
coursework leading to industry-recognized credentials for 
secondary, postsecondary, and adult learners; 
Whereas CTE affords students the opportunity to gain the 
knowledge, skills, and credentials needed to secure ca-
reers in growing, high-demand fields; 
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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; 
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 have significantly higher 
achievement in reading, mathematics, and science than 
students at schools with less integrated programs; and 
Whereas February 23, 2018, marks the 101st anniversary of 
the signing of the Act of February 23, 1917 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act 
of 1917’’) (39 Stat. 929, chapter 114), 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 2018: 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; 
(3) recognizes the importance of career and 
technical education in preparing a well-educated and 
skilled workforce in the United States; and 
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(4) encourages educators, school counselors, 
guidance and career development professionals, ad-
ministrators, and parents to promote career and 
technical education as a respected option for stu-
dents. 
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