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H.R. 5679 116th Congress House

CISA Director Reform Act

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit to five years the term of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency of the Dep… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to limit to five years the term of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 27, 2020 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Department of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officials
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 29, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jan 29, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 27, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 27, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 29, 2020

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CISA Director Reform Act

This bill limits the term of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to five years.

 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5679: CISA Director Reform Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5679/
MLA
"H.R. 5679: CISA Director Reform Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5679/.
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H.R. 5679, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5679/.
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[H.R. 5679: CISA Director Reform Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5679/)
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