# 119-hr-5000: Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act

119-hr-5000, Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5000
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cybersecurity Hiring Modernization Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-08-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Limits degree requirements for many federal cybersecurity jobs**. This bill would prevent agencies from using education as a blanket minimum for covered cybersecurity positions unless a state or local law requires the degree, and would let agencies count education only when it directly shows the competencies needed for the job. - Agencies: Would have to remove degree-based minimums for covered cybersecurity roles except where state or local law requires them. They could consider education only when it directly maps to job skills. - Job seekers: Applicants without college degrees but with relevant skills would face fewer automatic disqualifications for these federal cybersecurity openings. - Office of Personnel Management and public transparency: The Office of Personnel Management would publish any changes to education minimums and annual aggregate data on the education levels of new hires, starting within one year and then every year. - Scope: Applies to positions in the GS-2210 information technology management series and other competitive-service roles designated "cybersecurity" under the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NIST Special Publication 800-181).

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier hiring for federal cyber jobs: benefit, low. This bill would limit when federal agencies can require a degree for many competitive-service cybersecurity jobs. Agencies would only set a minimum degree if a State or local law actually requires it for the job. Agencies would be allowed to use education to meet other qualifications only when the…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5000 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5000)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1684)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-4398: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4398)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5000 (as of 2026-04-21).