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HR 6791 115th Congress House

Cyber Ready Workforce Act

Official title: To establish a grant program within the Department of Labor to support the creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity.

Introduced: September 12, 2018 Introduced by: Rosen, Jacky Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 12, 2018
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cyber Ready Workforce Act

This bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to workforce intermediaries (entities that facilitate the establishment of registered apprenticeship programs and that may partner with a business or community-based organization, or specified other partners) to support the creation, implementation, and expansion of such programs in cybersecurity.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 1
Faso, John
· Dec 6, 2018
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 30, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 16, 2018
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Oct 12, 2018
Stewart, Chris
· Oct 5, 2018
Donovan, Daniel
· Sep 12, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2018
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Sep 12, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6791: Cyber Ready Workforce Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6791/
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"H.R. 6791: Cyber Ready Workforce Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6791/.
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H.R. 6791, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6791/.
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