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H.R. 4745 117th Congress House

Grace Hopper Code for Us Act

Official title: To establish a program to make grants to institutions of higher education to provide courses relating to critical legacy computer languages, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 28, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 28, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jul 28, 2021
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 28, 2021
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 28, 2021
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4745: Grace Hopper Code for Us Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4745/
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