HR 4745 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Grace Hopper Code for Us Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 28, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 28, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Grace Hopper Code for Us Act

This bill establishes a program through which the Department of Education must award grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to develop and implement courses of instruction related to critical legacy computer languages (e.g., COBOL, Assembly, and PL/I).

In addition, the Government Accountability Office must report on the critical legacy computer languages that (1) are used by the federal government, and (2) are not commonly taught in a course at an IHE.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 28, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJul 28, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalJul 28, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJul 28, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJul 28, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJul 28, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jul 28, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2021Introduced in House

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