,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #afi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,march #d1 #bjai    
,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of   
,california1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4       
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,castro of
 ,texas1 and ,ms4 ,bass7 submitted the  
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,education and    
,labor  ,,resolution  ,expressing the   
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
regarding the need for increased        
diversity and inclusion in the tech     
sector1 and increased access to         
opportunity in science1 technology1     
engineering1 arts1 and mathematics      
7,,steam7 education4  ,whereas there    
will be #a1djj1jjj new tech jobs by     
#bjbj1 however1 #gj percent of those    
jobs will be unfulfilled at the rate    
,united ,states universities are        
currently producing qualified graduates2
 ,whereas communities of color 7,african
 ,americans1 ,latinos1 ,native          

,americans1 ,asian ,americans1 and      
,pacific ,islanders7 are woefully       
underrepresented in corporate leadership
 roles1 including the technology sector2
 ,whereas ,african ,americans1 ,latinos1
 ,native ,americans1 and ,pacific       
,islanders are disproportionately       
underrepresented in the technology      
sector2 ,whereas ,black and ,hispanic   
workers in the science and engineering  
workforce continue to be                
underrepresented1 ,black employees      
represent #aa percent of the ,united    
,states workforce but only #i percent of
 the science and engineering workforce1 
and ,hispanic employees represent #af   
percent of the ,united ,states workforce
 but only #g percent of the science and 
engineering workforce2 ,whereas the     
share of women working in science and   
engineering jobs has held steady around 
#ej percent since #aiij1 but the share  
of women in specific fields has varied  
from #dg percent in life sciences to    
only #be percent in computer science2   

,whereas women of color represent less  
than #aj percent of all computer science
 professionals 7,african ,american3 #e4g
 percent2 ,hispanic3 #f4d percent2      
,american ,indian or ,alaska ,native3   
#j4a percent2 and ,asian3 #bb4i         
percent72 ,whereas #ej to #gj percent of
 employees in tech companies work in    
non-tech positions1 for which an        
existing pipeline of qualified ,african 
,americans and ,latinos currently       
exists2 ,whereas a pipeline of qualified
 technical candidates is critical as the
 tech industry improves its recruiting1 
hiring1 and retaining of candidates and 
employees of color2 ,whereas            
underrepresented minority students      
overall face an opportunity gap in      
,,steam education2 ,whereas women of    
color particularly face an achievement  
gap in science and engineering          
education2 ,whereas1 in #bjae1 women    
were conferred nearly a third of all    
science and engineering degrees2        
,whereas1 in #bjae1 women of color      

received only #ac percent of all science
 and engineering degrees 7,black3 #c4b  
percent2 ,hispanic3 #c4i percent2       
,native ,american or ,alaskan ,native3  
#j4b percent2 ,asian or ,pacific        
,islander3 #d4e percent2 and            
multi-racial3 #a4b percent72 ,whereas   
women overall face a large opportunity  
gap in computer science2 ,whereas only  
#ah of all bachelor's degrees conferred 
in computer science went to women in    
#bjae2 ,whereas1 in #bjae1 women of     
color received only #i percent of       
degrees conferred in computer science   
7,black3 #c percent2 ,hispanic3 #b      
percent2 ,native ,american or ,alaska   
,native3 #j4h percent2 and ,asian or    
,pacific ,islander3 #c percent72        
,whereas the opportunity and achievement
 gap between boys and girls starts      
early2 ,whereas1 in #bjag1 #bb percent  
of high schools offered the ,advanced   
,placement 7,,ap7 ,computer ,science    
course1 and only #ce percent of high    
schools teach computer science2         

,whereas1 in #bjah1 #bh percent of ,,ap 
,computer ,science test takers were     
girls1 and #ba percent were ,african    
,american or ,latino2 and ,whereas there
 is a dearth of disaggregated data to   
show academic attainment across         
different ,asian-,american and ,pacific 
,islander communities3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,house of               
,representatives supports efforts to--  
7#a7 increase diversity and inclusion in
 the technology sector1 including robust
 plans to ensure recruitment1 training1 
and retention of underrepresented       
minorities at all levels1 from the      
boardroom to the senior executive level1
 to rank and file employees1 as well as 
vendors2  7#b7 eliminate barriers faced 
by people of color1 and other           
underrepresented groups when breaking   
into the technology sector2  7#c7 ensure
 all students have access to science1   
technology1 engineering1 arts1 and      
mathematics 7,,steam7 education for a   
#bast century economy1 including        

computer science education in           
particular2  7#d7 strengthen investments
 in1 and collaborations with educational
 institutions including community       
colleges1 ,historically ,black ,colleges
 and ,universities1 ,hispanic-serving   
institutions1 ,asian-,american1 ,native 
,american1 and ,pacific                 
,islander-serving institutions1         
,american ,indian ,tribally controlled  
colleges and universities1 ,alaska      
,native and ,native ,hawaiian-serving   
institutions1 predominantly ,black      
institutions1 ,native ,american-serving1
 non-,tribal institutions1 and other    
minority-serving institutions to sustain
 a pipeline of diverse ,,steam graduates
 ready to enter the technology sector2  
and  7#e7 improve data collection1      
disaggregation1 and dissemination of    
information for greater understanding   
and transparency of diversity in ,,steam
 education and across the workforce4