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H.R. 3870 117th Congress House

Teach CS Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include teacher preparation for computer science in elementary and secondary education.

Introduced: March 11, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Jun 14, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 14, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 14, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Teacher Education for Computer Science Act or the Teach CS Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education for establishing and maintaining teacher education programs for computer science.

It also includes computer science as an eligible education category with respect to receiving various teacher preparation grants and graduate fellowships.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 6 Republican 2
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 11, 2022
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Kim, Young
California · Oct 26, 2021
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 30, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 20, 2021
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jun 22, 2021
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jun 14, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 14, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jun 14, 2021
Reed, Tom
· Jun 14, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3870: Teach CS Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3870/
MLA
"H.R. 3870: Teach CS Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3870/.
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H.R. 3870, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3870/.
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