,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ejh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ai1 #bjbe,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and  
,mrs4 ,capito7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,november #h1 #bjbe1 as ,national       
,science1 ,technology1 ,engineering1 and
 ,mathematics 7,,stem7 ,day and         
celebrating the importance of science1  
technology1 engineering1 and mathematics
 in education and the workforce in the  
,united ,states4  ,whereas the ,national
 ,center for ,science and ,engineering  
,statistics shows that nearly           
#cf1jjj1jjj people of the ,united       
,states are employed in science1        
technology1 engineering1 and mathematics
 7referred to in this preamble as       
,,stem7 occupations in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas the ,bureau of ,labor 
,statistics shows that ,,stem           
occupations are projected to grow by    
more than #h percent between #bjbd and  

#bjcd2 ,whereas approximately #hgj1jjj  
new ,,stem job openings will become     
available within the next decade2       
,whereas1 in #bjai1 only #bj percent of 
high school graduates in the ,united    
,states were fully prepared for         
college-level ,,stem curriculum courses2
 ,whereas women are largely             
underrepresented in the ,,stem workforce
 and hold less than #a_/c of all ,,stem 
jobs2 ,whereas the ,national ,center for
 ,science and ,engineering ,statistics  
shows that1 in #bjba1 ,hispanic workers 
represented only #ae percent of the     
,,stem workforce and ,black workers     
represented only #i percent2 and        
,whereas teaching ,,stem subjects to    
students in the classroom can help      
inspire them to consider ,,stem career  
paths3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the 
,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,november #h1 
#bjbe1 as ,national ,science1           
,technology1 ,engineering1 and          
,mathematics 7,,stem7 ,day2  7#b7       
celebrates the importance of science1   

technology1 engineering1 and mathematics
 in education and the workforce in the  
,united ,states2 and  7#c7 urges the    
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,national ,,stem ,day with appropriate 
programs and activities4