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H.R. 6555: DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act

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H.R. 6555: DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-26 · Emergency Management · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act

Plain summary

DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program to identify DHS employees for work in matters relating to cybersecurity. In carrying out the program, the DHS Under Secretary in charge of the program shall, among other things: (1) submit a monthly report on the status of cybersecurity positions throughout DHS, (2) develop a curriculum for the program, (3) recruit DHS employees to participate in the program, (4) determine the best means for training and retention of employees enrolled in the program, and (5) maintain information on employees enrolled in the program.

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Official text

DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6555 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115