Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act
Latest action · Dec 19, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 30, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act
This bill establishes an apprenticeship program and a pilot program on cybersecurity.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency may establish one or more apprenticeship programs that lead directly to employment in
- a cybersecurity work role with the agency; or
- a position with a company or other entity, as prescribed by this bill.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall establish a pilot program under which the VA shall provide cyber-specific training for members of the Armed Forces transitioning from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life and veterans.
The bill extends through FY2025 the requirement for each federal agency to submit an annual report to the Office of Personnel Management that identifies information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related work roles of critical need in the workforce of the agency.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 30, 2023 to Aug 30, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Original | Nov 30, 2023 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Nov 30, 2023 |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Original | Nov 30, 2023 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Feb 5, 2024 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | May 6, 2024 | |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | May 16, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jun 13, 2024 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Aug 30, 2024 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2023 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Nov 30, 2023 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2023 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2023 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2023 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Dec 19, 2023 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Nov 30, 2023Introduced in House
- Nov 30, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.
- Nov 30, 2023Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Accountability, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 197, November 30, 2023, page H6050.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2256 | Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act | Related bill | Nov 30, 2023 |
| HR 5138 | Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 21, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish an apprenticeship program and to establish a pilot program on cybersecurity training for veterans and members of the Armed Forces transitioning to civilian life, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Military education and training
- Military personnel and dependents
- Performance measurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
