H.R. 4745 · 117th Congress · House

Grace Hopper Code for Us Act

Active· Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced
Jul 28, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUL 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. JUL 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JUL 28, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Committees

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Jul 28, 2021

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