,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #g1       
#bjah,mr4 ,langevin 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,barragn1 ,mr4 ,blum1 ,mr4 ,brown of    
,maryland1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,texas1 ,mr4 
,comer1 ,mrs4 ,comstock1 ,mr4 ,costello 
of ,pennsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,davis of       
,california1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of
 ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 
,heck1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,johnson of  
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,king of  
,iowa1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,ms4       
,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,larsen
 of ,washington1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4  
,lawson of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,love1 ,mr4  
,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of   
,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4     
,nolan1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,ryan of      
,ohio1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4         
,simpson1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,smith  
of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4        
,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,upton1
 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,ms4    
,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 and 

,ms4 ,hanabusa7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,supporting   
the goals and ideals of ,career and     
,technical ,education ,month4  ,whereas 
a competitive global economy requires   
workers who are prepared for skilled    
professions2 ,whereas1 according to     
,deloitte and the ,manufacturing        
,institute1 #hd percent of executives   
agree that there is a talent shortage in
 manufacturing in the ,united ,states1  
including talent for front-line worker  
jobs such as machinists1 operators1     
craft workers1 distributors1 and        
technicians2 ,whereas career and        
technical education 7referred to in this
 preamble as ,,cte7 ensures that        
competitive and skilled workers are     
ready1 willing1 and capable of holding  
jobs in high-wage1 high-skill1 and      
in-demand career fields such as science1
 technology1 engineering1 art and       
design1 mathematics1 nursing1 allied    

health1 construction1 information       
technology1 energy sustainability1 and  
many other career fields that are vital 
in keeping the ,united ,states          
competitive in the global economy2      
,whereas ,,cte helps the ,united ,states
 meet the very real and immediate       
challenges of economic development1     
student achievement1 and global         
competitiveness2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states has #cj1jjj1jjj jobs providing  
an average income of #ee1jjj per year   
that do not require a bachelor's degree 
yet increasingly require some level of  
postsecondary education2 ,whereas nearly
 #ab1jjj1jjj students are enrolled in   
,,cte across the country with ,,cte     
programs in thousands of ,,cte centers1 
comprehensive high schools1 career      
academies1 and ,,cte high schools1 and  
nearly #a1fjj #b-year colleges2 ,whereas
 ,,cte matches employability skills with
 workforce demand and provides relevant 
academic and technical coursework       
leading to industry-recognized          

credentials for secondary1              
postsecondary1 and adult learners2      
,whereas ,,cte affords students the     
opportunity to gain the knowledge1      
skills1 and credentials needed to secure
 careers in growing1 high-demand fields2
 ,whereas secondary ,,cte is associated 
with a lower probability of dropping out
 of high school and a higher likelihood 
of graduating on-time2 ,whereas1        
according to an ,american ,federation of
 ,teachers poll1 #id percent of parents 
approve of expanding access to ,,cte and
 other programs that prepare students   
for jobs2 ,whereas students at schools  
with highly integrated rigorous academic
 and ,,cte programs have significantly  
higher achievement in reading1          
mathematics1 and science than students  
at schools with less integrated         
programs2 and ,whereas ,february #bc1   
#bjah1 marks the #ajast anniversary of  
the signing of the ,act of ,february    
#bc1 #aiag 7commonly known as the       
,smith-,hughes ,vocational ,education   

,act of #aiag7 7#ci ,stat4 #ibi1 chapter
 #aad71 which was the first major       
,federal investment in secondary ,,cte  
and laid the foundation for the         
bipartisan1 bicameral support for ,,cte 
that continues as of ,february #bjah3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house
 of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the
 designation of ,career and ,technical  
,education ,month to celebrate career   
and technical education across the      
,united ,states2  7#b7 supports the     
goals and ideals of ,career and         
,technical ,education month2  7#c7      
recognizes the importance of career and 
technical education in preparing a      
well-educated and skilled workforce in  
the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7          
encourages educators1 school counselors1
 guidance and career development        
professionals1 administrators1 and      
parents to promote career and technical 
education as a respected option for     
students4