[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 175 (Wednesday, December 11, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H7637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION WEEK

  (Mr. POLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Computer Science 
Education Week, a time in which educators, businesses, policymakers, 
and communities can come together to celebrate the important role of 
computer science.
  In the next 10 years, there will be more than 1 million more computer 
science jobs than we have students studying computer science. We need 
to address that gap. That is why Representative Brooks and I introduced 
the Computer Science Education Act, H.R. 2536. Without creating any new 
Federal programs or requiring any new spending, our bill would allow 
existing Federal funding to support computer science programs across 
our schools.
  This week, students across the country can try out computer science 
by participating in the ``Hour of Code.'' On Monday in my district, St. 
Vrain Valley School District students worked with Oracle to develop 
apps to help get K-8 students excited about computer science. At CU-
Boulder, college students designed their own video games that allow 
people with no coding experience to create their own 3-D worlds. 
Through the National Center for Women and Information Technology in my 
district, more than 300 companies are working to increase the 
participation of girls and women in computing.
  I hope you join me in supporting Computer Science Education Week 
either by participating in the ``Hour of Code'' or supporting the 
Computer Science Education Act.

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