[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 681 Engrossed in House (EH)]
H. Res. 681
In the House of Representatives, U.S.,
March 7, 2006.
Whereas engineers use their scientific and technical knowledge and skills in
creative and innovative ways to fulfill society's needs;
Whereas in just this past year, engineers have helped meet the major
technological challenges of our time--from rebuilding towns devastated
by natural disasters to designing an information superhighway that will
speed our country into the next century;
Whereas engineers are a crucial link in research, development, and demonstration
and in transforming scientific discoveries into useful products, and we
will look more than ever to engineers and their knowledge and skills to
meet the challenges of the future;
Whereas engineers play a crucial role in developing the consensus engineering
standards that permit modern economies and societies to exist;
Whereas the recent National Academy of Sciences report entitled ``Rising Above
the Gathering Storm'' highlighted the worrisome trend that fewer
students are now focusing on engineering in college at a time when
increasing numbers of today's 2,000,000 United States engineers are
nearing retirement;
Whereas the National Society of Professional Engineers through National
Engineers Week and other activities is raising public awareness of
engineers' positive contributions to our quality of life;
Whereas National Engineering Week activities at engineering schools and in other
forums are encouraging our young math and science students to see
themselves as possible future engineers and to realize the practical
power of their knowledge;
Whereas National Engineers Week has grown into a formal coalition of more than
70 engineering, education, and cultural societies, and more than 50
major corporations and government agencies;
Whereas National Engineers Week is celebrated during the week of George
Washington's birthday to honor the contributions that our first
President, a military engineer and land surveyor, made to engineering;
and
Whereas February 19 to 25, 2006, has been designated by the President as
National Engineers Week: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) will work with the engineering community to make sure that the
creativity and contribution of that community can be expressed through
research, development, standardization, and innovation; and
(2) supports the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week and its
aims to increase understanding of and interest in engineering and
technology careers and to promote literacy in math and science.
Attest:
Clerk.