Expanding Cybersecurity Workforce Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
Introduced
Summary
Expands CISA efforts to recruit and train cybersecurity workers from disadvantaged communities. This bill would establish within the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program a new or expanded effort to promote cybersecurity careers to underrepresented and underserved groups through targeted outreach, regional tailoring, and partnerships with educators and employers.
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- Individuals from targeted groups would get outreach and training aimed at removing barriers to entry. The bill names older adults, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, women, veterans, people who were formerly incarcerated, and graduates of two-year and minority-serving colleges as priority audiences.
- Educators and training providers would be engaged directly. The Director would reach out to K-12 parents, community colleges, trade schools, and institutions identified under the Higher Education Act to boost career pathways.
- State and local workforce offices, labor unions, chambers of commerce, and private-sector employers would be included in outreach so programs match regional and sector needs and build local pipelines.
*Authorizes $20 million annually from FY2026 through FY2031 for the program.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Funding to expand cybersecurity outreach
If enacted, the bill would authorize $20 million per year for CISA for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to support the program. This only authorizes money; Congress must appropriate the funds before CISA can spend them.
More cybersecurity training for disadvantaged communities
If enacted, CISA would create or expand a program within 180 days to promote cybersecurity careers to disadvantaged groups. The program would target people age 40 or older, racial and ethnic minorities, people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, women, veterans, formerly incarcerated people, graduates of community colleges and other nontraditional paths, and people in rural or low-income areas. CISA would do outreach to schools, unions, chambers of commerce, state and local workforce offices, employers, community colleges, and parents of K-12 students. CISA would tailor the program to regional and sector needs and send an annual report to two House and Senate homeland security committees starting one year after enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]
OH • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Ansari
AZ • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Landsman
OH • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 12/4/2025
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 12/9/2025
Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 2/26/2026
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