,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #d1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,langevin 7for himself1 ,ms4       
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4        
,schock1 ,mr4 ,holt1 and ,mr4 ,polis7   
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce1 and in   
addition to the ,committee on ,science1 
,space1 and ,technology1 for a period to
 be subsequently determined by the      
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that     
adding art and design into ,federal     
programs that target the ,science1      
,technology1 ,engineering1 and          
,mathematics 7,,stem7 fields encourages 
innovation and economic growth in the   
,united ,states4  ,whereas the          
innovative practices of art and design  
play an essential role in improving     

,science1 ,technology1 ,engineering1 and
 ,mathematics 7,,stem7 education and    
advancing ,,stem research2 ,whereas art 
and design provide real solutions for   
our everyday lives1 distinguish ,united 
,states products in a global            
marketplace1 and create opportunity for 
economic growth2 ,whereas artists and   
designers can effectively communicate   
complex data and scientific information 
to multiple stakeholders and broad      
audiences2 ,whereas the tools and       
methods of design offer new models for  
creative problem-solving and            
interdisciplinary partnerships in a     
changing world2 ,whereas artists and    
designers are playing an integral role  
in the development of modern technology2
 ,whereas artists and designers are     
playing a key role in manufacturing2 and
 ,whereas ,may would be an appropriate  
month to designate as ,,stem-to-,,steam 
,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that   
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
recognizes the importance of art and    

design in the ,science1 ,technology1    
,engineering1 and ,mathematics 7,,stem7 
fields2  7#b7 supports the designation  
of ,,stem-to-,,steam ,month2  7#c7      
encourages the inclusion of art and     
design in the ,,stem fields during      
reauthorization of the ,elementary and  
,secondary ,education ,act2  7#d7       
encourages the inclusion of art and     
design in the ,,stem fields during      
reauthorization of the ,higher          
,education ,act2 and  7#e7 encourages   
the ,secretary of ,commerce1 the        
,secretary of the ,department of        
,education1 the ,chairman of the        
,national ,endowment for the ,arts1 and 
the ,director of the ,national ,science 
,foundation to develop a ,,stem to      
,,steam ,council representative of      
artists1 designers1 education and       
business leaders1 and ,federal agencies 
in order to facilitate a comprehensive  
approach to incorporate art and design  
into the ,federal ,,stem programs4