# 119-hr-6429: Expanding Cybersecurity Workforce Act of 2025

119-hr-6429, Expanding Cybersecurity Workforce Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6429
- Congress: 119
- Title: Expanding Cybersecurity Workforce Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expand access to cybersecurity careers for disadvantaged communities** by establishing a CISA program that promotes the field, conducts targeted outreach, and tailors recruitment and training to regional needs. - Directs the program to recruit and support people from groups often underrepresented in tech, including older adults (age 40 or older), racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, women, veterans, formerly incarcerated individuals, and graduates of community colleges and other nontraditional educational paths. - Requires CISA to reach educators, unions, chambers of commerce, state and local workforce offices, community colleges, parents of K-12 students, and private employers and to adapt the program to the unique needs of each region and sector. - Authorizes $20.0 million for fiscal year 2026 and each year through 2031 and requires annual reports to the House and Senate homeland security committees on program results and recommendations. *Authorizes about $20.0 million in annual funding through 2031, increasing federal spending by that amount each year.*

## Cosponsors (30)

- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cybersecurity training for disadvantaged communities: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require CISA to start a program within 180 days to promote cybersecurity careers. The program would target older adults (age 40+), racial and ethnic minorities, women, veterans, people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, formerly incarcerated people, graduate…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6429 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6429)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6429 (as of 2026-09-21).