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HR3026119th CongressWALLET

Protecting America’s Cybersecurity Act

Sponsored By: Representative Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]

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Summary

Protects CISA staff from involuntary removals and preserves CISA resources. It reinstates certain CISA employees removed between January 25, 2025 and March 1, 2025 and provides backpay under 5 U.S.C. 5596.

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  • CISA employees: Workers removed involuntarily during the Jan 25–Mar 1, 2025 window may be reinstated with backpay, except those removed for misconduct, delinquency, or with an unacceptable or less than fully successful final performance review. Political appointees are excluded.
  • Agency controls: The bill bars involuntary removals or transfers away from CISA and stops impounding, transferring, or reprogramming CISA appropriations unless Congress passes new law after the acts effective date or an appropriations act expressly allows an expenditure-reducing or staffing action.
  • DOGE personnel: No federal funds may pay the salary or expenses of any Department of the United States DOGE Service employee or DOGE agency team transferred, detailed, or otherwise working at CISA. DOGE is also called the Department of Government Efficiency.

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Reinstatement and job protections for CISA staff

If enacted, CISA employees removed between January 25, 2025 and March 1, 2025 could choose to get their old job back. They could receive backpay under 5 U.S.C. 5596. This would not cover political appointees (Executive Schedule, non‑career SES, or Schedule C) or people removed for misconduct or poor performance. Going forward, agencies would be barred from forcing CISA staff out or moving them outside CISA unless a later law allows it. Agencies also could not impound, transfer, or reprogram CISA funds to make such moves unless an appropriations act expressly allows it.

No federal pay for Government Efficiency staff at CISA

If enacted, no federal funds could pay the salary or expenses of any Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staff working at CISA. This would include DOGE employees who are transferred, detailed, or otherwise assigned to CISA. The block would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]

CA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

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