Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
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.
- IntroducedAug 19, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 19, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Aug 19, 2025 |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Sep 10, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Aug 19, 2025Markup Feb 4, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
- Feb 4, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Aug 19, 2025Introduced in House
- Aug 19, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 19, 2026H.R. 5000, Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 4, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 139, August 19, 2025, page H3703.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the use of educational requirements or qualifications in evaluating candidates for certain cybersecurity positions in the competitive service, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 19, 2025Introduced 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.
