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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. RES. 349 |
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| 5 | 5 | | Supporting the goals and ideals of Mathematics and Statistics Awareness |
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| 6 | 6 | | Month. |
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| 7 | 7 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | 8 | | APRIL24, 2025 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mrs. K |
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| 10 | 10 | | IM(for herself, Mr. TONKO, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, and Mr. KEAN) |
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| 11 | 11 | | submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee |
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| 12 | 12 | | on Education and Workforce |
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| 13 | 13 | | RESOLUTION |
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| 14 | 14 | | Supporting the goals and ideals of Mathematics and |
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| 15 | 15 | | Statistics Awareness Month. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Whereas mathematical and statistical research is ongoing, re- |
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| 17 | 17 | | vealing new results and applications every day in fields |
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| 18 | 18 | | such as medicine, cybersecurity, manufacturing, artificial |
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| 19 | 19 | | intelligence, energy, biotechnology, and business; |
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| 20 | 20 | | Whereas mathematics and statistics are important drivers of |
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| 21 | 21 | | innovation in our technical world; |
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| 22 | 22 | | Whereas education in the mathematical and statistical |
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| 23 | 23 | | sciences is foundational and serves as a connecting fabric |
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| 24 | 24 | | for all advances in science and engineering; |
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| 25 | 25 | | Whereas science and engineering are becoming increasingly |
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| 26 | 26 | | computational and data-based, extending the need for |
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| 30 | 30 | | quantitative, statistical, and computational skills to all |
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| 31 | 31 | | fields; |
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| 32 | 32 | | Whereas advances in mathematical and statistical sciences |
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| 33 | 33 | | enable understanding of complex systems and design of |
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| 34 | 34 | | new technology, with implications for societal challenges |
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| 35 | 35 | | in health, defense, energy, transportation, and other |
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| 36 | 36 | | areas; |
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| 37 | 37 | | Whereas Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month began |
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| 38 | 38 | | in 1986 as Mathematics Awareness Week with a procla- |
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| 39 | 39 | | mation by President Ronald Reagan; |
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| 40 | 40 | | Whereas Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month is now |
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| 41 | 41 | | held each year in April with the goal to increase public |
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| 42 | 42 | | understanding of and appreciation for the mathematical |
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| 43 | 43 | | and statistical sciences; |
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| 44 | 44 | | Whereas participation by United States women, Blacks or Af- |
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| 45 | 45 | | rican Americans, American Indians or Alaska natives, |
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| 46 | 46 | | and Hispanics or Latinos, as percentages of PhD recipi- |
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| 47 | 47 | | ents in the mathematical sciences have persistently been |
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| 48 | 48 | | out of step with national demographics of 29 percent, 1.2 |
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| 49 | 49 | | percent, 0 percent, and 2.8 percent, respectively, in 2022, |
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| 50 | 50 | | as reported by the National Center for Science and Engi- |
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| 51 | 51 | | neering Statistics; |
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| 52 | 52 | | Whereas the sponsors of Mathematics and Statistics Aware- |
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| 53 | 53 | | ness Month are working together to transform the mathe- |
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| 54 | 54 | | matical and statistical sciences workforce through greater |
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| 55 | 55 | | inclusion of women and underrepresented minorities; |
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| 56 | 56 | | Whereas a more diverse mathematical sciences workforce |
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| 57 | 57 | | would enhance the mathematical sciences and also ad- |
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| 58 | 58 | | vance the national security and economic interests of the |
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| 59 | 59 | | country; |
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| 63 | 63 | | Whereas the sponsors of Mathematics and Statistics Aware- |
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| 64 | 64 | | ness Month are working together to maintain the United |
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| 65 | 65 | | States global preeminence in the mathematics and statis- |
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| 66 | 66 | | tics; |
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| 67 | 67 | | Whereas engaging young students, parents, and educators in |
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| 68 | 68 | | hands-on activities inspires future generations of talent in |
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| 69 | 69 | | the mathematical and statistical sciences; |
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| 70 | 70 | | Whereas Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month activi- |
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| 71 | 71 | | ties are organized across the country by college and uni- |
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| 72 | 72 | | versity departments, institutional public information of- |
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| 73 | 73 | | fices, student groups, and related associations and inter- |
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| 74 | 74 | | est groups, and include a wide variety of workshops, com- |
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| 75 | 75 | | petitions, exhibits, festivals, lectures, and symposia; and |
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| 76 | 76 | | Whereas April is designated as Mathematics and Statistics |
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| 77 | 77 | | Awareness Month to celebrate mathematics and statistics |
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| 78 | 78 | | and the diverse researchers and students in these fields |
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| 79 | 79 | | who are contributing so much to furthering discoveries |
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| 80 | 80 | | and solving global problems: Now, therefore, be it |
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| 81 | 81 | | Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 |
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| 82 | 82 | | (1) supports the goals and ideals of Mathe-2 |
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| 83 | 83 | | matics and Statistics Awareness Month to increase 3 |
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| 84 | 84 | | the visibility of mathematics and statistics as fields 4 |
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| 85 | 85 | | of study and to communicate the myriad benefits of 5 |
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| 86 | 86 | | education in mathematics and statistics; 6 |
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| 87 | 87 | | (2) recognizes that mathematics and statistics 7 |
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| 88 | 88 | | underpin all of the STEM disciplines (science, tech-8 |
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| 89 | 89 | | nology, engineering, and mathematics), which are 9 |
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| 90 | 90 | | critical to the United States education system and 10 |
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| 91 | 91 | | economic prosperity; and 11 |
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| 95 | 95 | | (3) celebrates the role that mathematics and 1 |
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| 96 | 96 | | statistics play in the everyday lives of all Americans, 2 |
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| 97 | 97 | | including in our technology, cybersecurity, news, 3 |
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| 98 | 98 | | games, literature, music, and education. 4 |
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