; Whereas science creates more opportunity for the next generation , according to the National Science Board’s 2018 Science and Engineering Indicators; Whereas engineers are a crucial link in the research, development, and transformation of scientific discoveries into new useful products and jobs, as the people of the United States look more than ever to engineers and their imagination, knowledge, and analytical skills to meet the challenges of the future; Whereas the National Science Board’s Vision 2030 report shows that [w]hile the number of people from under-represented groups in the S&E workforce has grown over the past decade, much faster increases will be needed for the S&E workforce to be representative of the U.S. population in 2030 ; Whereas the National Science Board’s Vision 2030 report estimates that the number of women must nearly double, Black or African Americans must more than double, and Hispanic or Latinos must triple the number that are in the 2020 U.S. S&E workforce ; Whereas DiscoverE has grown into a formal coalition of more than 100 professional societies, major corporations, and government agencies that serves as a hub of engineering outreach dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated engineering workforce, promoting literacy in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, and raising public awareness and appreciation of the contributions of engineers to society; Whereas Congress has recognized National Engineers Week every year since 1951; and Whereas February 19, 2023, to February 25, 2023, has been designated as Engineers Week by DiscoverE, and the theme is Creating the Future , spotlighting the vital role in innovating solutions to global challenges that impact future generations, by working together to develop new technologies, products, and opportunities, engineers create new possibilities that make the world a safer and better place: Now, therefore, be it