3.0.0 4041 2023-01-11T13:29:22Z 2023-01-11T13:29:22Z House HR 2015-11-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 169 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARDENAS:H.R. 4041.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H8280]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2016-03-23T20:57:28Z Referred to 2015-11-17T15:00:43Z 2016-03-23 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2015-11-17 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 N F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2015-11-17 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-11-17 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2015-11-17 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2015-11-17 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2015-11-17 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-11-17 True F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2015-11-17 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2015-11-17 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2016-01-05 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2016-03-22 False Education Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs Higher education Licensing and registrations Minority education Science and engineering education Vocational and technical education Women's education Education 00 2015-11-17 Introduced in House 2017-06-08T14:21:41Z 416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2015 or the America Can Code Act of 2015

This bill amends the America COMPETES Act to include computer programming language that is critical to the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States as a "critical foreign language," the study of which is included in the teacher education programs and Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs funded under that Act.

The bill also amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to provide for: (1) state plans to include coding and computer programming instruction within the career and technical programs of study for which states receive assistance under that Act, and (2) the inclusion of coding and computer programming instruction within the federally-assisted tech prep programs that prepare participants in a career field by providing them with at least two years of secondary education followed by at least two years of postsecondary education or participation in an apprenticeship program.

The Department of Education shall convene a task force to explore: (1) mechanisms for the development of draft curricula for elementary and secondary computer programming and coding education; (2) a mechanism to collect and share best elementary and secondary school computer programming and coding practices among educators; and (3) a national strategy to ensure competitiveness in emerging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, such as computer programming and coding. The task force must establish an information portal that directs users to coordinated and systematic information on promoting coding and computer programming in elementary and secondary schools.

]]> 416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2015 Display Title 416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To establish a task force to share best practices on computer programming and coding for elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced 416d65726963612043616e20436f6465 Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced America Can Code Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4041ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4041ih.xml 2016-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.