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HR 4785 107th Congress House

Child PACT Act

Official title: To establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 4, 2002 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Computer literacyComputer softwareComputer-assisted instructionComputers
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Computers and governmentComputers in educationEducationEducational technologyElementary and secondary educationElementary educationEnterprise zonesGovernment paperworkGovernment publicityHigher educationNonprofit organizationsScience, Technology, CommunicationsSecondary educationSocial WelfareSurplus government propertyTeacher educationUrban affairs
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 21, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
May 21, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Profiting from Access to Computer Technology (PACT) Act - Child PACT Act - Directs each Federal agency to: (1) safeguard and identify educationally useful Federal equipment that it no longer needs or that has been declared surplus; (2) transfer such equipment, either directly or through the General Services Administration (GSA), to educational recipients or nonprofit refurbishers; and (3) encourage employees with computer expertise to assist in providing maintenance and technical support for the recipients of such equipment, connecting school classrooms to the Internet, and helping teachers to learn to use computers to teach.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 4, 2002
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jun 12, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 21, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4785: Child PACT Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4785/
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"H.R. 4785: Child PACT Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4785/.
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H.R. 4785, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4785/.
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