# 119-hr-3435: Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act of 2025

119-hr-3435, Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3435
- Congress: 119
- Title: Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a centralized Federal cyber training institute** to build and credential a pipeline of federal cyber workers. The plan would align training with the NICE framework, use modular hands-on courses, and cover new hires, mid-career transitions, and HR staff training. - New and transitioning federal cyber staff would get role-specific, modular training and hands-on skill assessments aligned to the NICE framework, with a priority on entry-level positions and options for upskilling and reskilling. - Human resources staff and hiring managers would get tools and a proposed module on recruitment challenges to manage cyber careers from hiring through retirement, developed in consultation with OPM and federal HR councils. - Agencies and academic partners would see a recommended organizational placement, curriculum models using existing programs like the DoD Joint Cyber Analysis Course and CISA’s Federal Cyber Defense Skilling Academy, and a plan for training through five NSA-designated academic centers; the plan must estimate needed funding and authorities and the bill authorizes no new funds.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Plan for federal cyber training: benefit, low. This bill would require the National Cyber Director to publish a plan within 180 days to set up a Federal cyber training institute. The plan would cover modular, NICE-aligned, hands-on training for entry-level and mid-career federal cyber roles. It would include HR training, a badging system, clear…
- No new funding authorized: cost, low. This bill would bar any new appropriations to carry out the Act, effective on enactment. If enacted, agencies could not get new authorized money for the proposed institute and would need to use existing funds or wait for Congress to provide money. This could limit the institute’s start, size, or ab…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2192: Air America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-3435 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3435)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2192: Air America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2192)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3435 (as of 2026-04-21).