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H.R. 5179 115th Congress House

National Cyber Hacking Competition for our Youth Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to coordinate a National Cyber Hacking Competition for high school students, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2018 Introduced by: Nanette Diaz Barragán Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Education Computer security and identity theftComputers and information technologyCongressional districts and representationElementary and secondary education
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 6, 2018
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 Latest action March 6, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Cyber Hacking Competition for our Youth Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate an annual National Cyber Hacking Competition for students at secondary schools in each congressional district.

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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Mar 22, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5179: National Cyber Hacking Competition for our Youth Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5179/
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"H.R. 5179: National Cyber Hacking Competition for our Youth Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5179/.
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H.R. 5179, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5179/.
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