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H.R. 5186 117th Congress House

CISA Leadership Act

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a five-year term of appointment of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for a five-year term of appointment of the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 7, 2021 Introduced by: Andrew R. Garbarino Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Sep 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Sep 7, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Reform, 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.
Sep 7, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CISA Leadership Act

This bill establishes a term limit and specifies the appointment process for the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security.

Specifically, the bill establishes a five-year term for the director of CISA.

The director shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 14, 2021
Delgado, Antonio
· Sep 17, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 7, 2021
Gallagher, Mike
· Sep 7, 2021
Katko, John
· Sep 7, 2021
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Sep 7, 2021
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Sep 7, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 7, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5186: CISA Leadership Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5186/
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"H.R. 5186: CISA Leadership Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5186/.
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H.R. 5186, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5186/.
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[H.R. 5186: CISA Leadership Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5186/)
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