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This resolution designates November 8, 2025, as National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Day, recognizing the critical role of STEM fields in the United States. The resolution highlights several key context points, including that currently 36 million Americans work in STEM occupations, with job growth projected to exceed 8 percent between 2024 and 2034, and approximately 870,000 new STEM jobs expected in the next decade. The resolution also acknowledges significant challenges in STEM education and workforce diversity, noting that in 2019 only 20 percent of high school graduates were fully prepared for college-level STEM courses, and that women and minority workers are substantially underrepresented in STEM fields, with women holding less than one-third of STEM jobs, Hispanic workers representing only 15 percent of the STEM workforce, and Black workers representing just 9 percent. By designating this national day, the resolution aims to celebrate the importance of STEM in education and the workforce, and encourages people across the United States to participate in appropriate programs and activities that promote STEM awareness and engagement.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/508/all-info