# 119-hr-9918: Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act

119-hr-9918, Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9918
- Congress: 119
- Title: Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**School Cybersecurity Information Exchange** would create a public hub of guidance, training, tools, and funding information tailored to K-12 needs. It would pull together federal, state, and local partners and gather input from educators, parents, tribal leaders, and subject experts. - K-12 schools, local educational agencies, and educational service agencies would get a searchable website with cybersecurity best practices, training, lessons learned, and a database of federal-funded tools and services. - State and local education agencies would gain coordinated support for data protection, remote learning security, and student online privacy through federal partnerships and curated resources. - Teachers, parents, and tribal representatives would be consulted so guidance reflects classroom realities and privacy concerns. - Nonprofits, vendors, and cybersecurity partners would feed expertise and recommended tools into the exchange, and schools could find and apply for funding opportunities to improve cybersecurity.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2026-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More cybersecurity help for K–12 schools: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would direct CISA to create a public School Cybersecurity Information Exchange website for K–12 schools. CISA would consult federal and state education and security officials, school leaders, parents, tribal representatives, and experts when building the Exchange. The site woul…

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- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-9918 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9918)

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- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9918 (as of 2026-10-03).