S. 3437: Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018
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S. 3437: Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018
115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-12 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 671.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 671. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018
Plain summary
Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018 This bill permits an agency to determine whether a cyber workforce position in such agency is eligible for the rotational cyber workforce program. That program provides for certain agency employees to detail among rotational cyber workforce positions at other agencies. Additionally, the bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue a Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program operation plan that shall provide policies, processes, and procedures for detailing employees among rotational cyber workforce positions at agencies. The Government Accountability Office must assess the operation and effectiveness of the rotational cyber workforce program by addressing the extent to which agencies have participated in the program and the experiences of employees serving in the program.
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Official text
Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3437, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2018 (2018-10-26)
Cosponsors on this site
John Hoeven (R-ND), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] reported raising $303,094 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3437.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s3437 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115