# 119-hr-7885: Cybersecurity Skills Integration Act

119-hr-7885, Cybersecurity Skills Integration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7885
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cybersecurity Skills Integration Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Integrate cybersecurity into postsecondary career and technical education to build workers for critical infrastructure.** This bill would create a pilot grant program to fund partnerships that develop or integrate cybersecurity coursework into postsecondary CTE programs aligned to industry needs. - Students and job seekers would gain CTE pathways tied to recognized postsecondary credentials and work-based learning to help with job readiness. - Postsecondary institutions would be eligible for competitive grants up to $500,000 per fiscal year to create or add cybersecurity content to their programs. - Employers and regions would shape curriculum through required partnerships that include a postsecondary institution and two or more local employers, with workforce needs identified after consultation with the Department of Labor, NIST, and the Department of Homeland Security. - The program would require use of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, regular curriculum updates to reflect sector threats, and annual reporting on credential attainment and employment outcomes for special populations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cybersecurity career training grants for students: benefit, low. If enacted, the Education Secretary would set up a pilot grant program within one year. The bill would authorize $10,000,000 and would limit any single grant to $500,000 per fiscal year. Grants would be competitive and awarded to partnerships that include a postsecondary college and at least two lo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7885 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7885)

## Related
- [119-hr-7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7567)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7885 (as of 2026-04-21).