HR 5179
115th Congress
House
Education
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional districts and representation
Elementary and secondary education
Science and engineering education
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
National Cyber Hacking Competition for our Youth Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1
Cite this page
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/
"H.R. 5179: National Cyber Hacking Competition for our Youth Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5179/.
H.R. 5179, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5179/.
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