Teach CS Act
Latest action · Dec 12, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 12, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Teacher Education for Computer Science Act or the Teach CS Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education for establishing and maintaining teacher education programs for computer science.
It also includes computer science as an eligible education category with respect to receiving various teacher preparation grants and graduate fellowships.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2019 to Jan 9, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jan 9, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Dec 12, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3808 | Teach CS Act | Related bill | Jul 17, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Higher education
- Licensing and registrations
- Performance measurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Temporary and part-time employment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2019Introduced in Senate
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