Bills Introduced – 12-11-25
Yesterday, with both the House and Senate in Washington, there were 128 bills introduced. Two of those bills may receive additional coverage in this blog:
HR 6630 To direct the Department of Defense to carry out an initiative to understand and address occupational resiliency challenges of the Cyber Mission Force. Elfreth, Sarah [Rep.-D-MD-3]
HR 6631 To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a program for the development of cybersecurity education at academic institutions, and for other purposes. Elfreth, Sarah [Rep.-D-MD-3]
Cybersecurity
I can find no legislation in the 118th Congress that would seem to be similar to HR 6630. While the operation of the Military Cyber Mission Force is generally not covered in this blog, I do realize that that force does provide training and professional development of many people that end up working in the civilian cybersecurity workforce. Thus, I will be watching this bill for language and definitions that might affect that transition.
I can find no legislation in the 118th Congress that would seem to be similar to HR 6631, though this bill may be similar to HR 6584 that was introduced Wednesday. Again, the Cyber Mission Force is not generally being covered in this blog, but DOD influence on the development cybersecurity curricula in civilian academic institutions could have a significant impact on the private sector cybersecurity workforce. Again, I will be watching this bill for language and definitions that would affect that impact.
Space Geek Legislation
I would like to mention one bill under my limited Space Geek coverage in this blog:
HR 6638 To require a report on merits and options for establishing an institute relating to space resources, and for other purposes. Foushee, Valerie P. [Rep.-D-NC-4]
It looks like this bill will be similar to HR 4152 that was introduced by Rep Caraveo (D,CO) in June of 2023. In March of 2024, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held a business meeting where HR 4152 was considered. One amendment was approved and the Committee ordered the bill reported favorably by a vote of 37 to 0. The Committee’s Report was published in July of 2024. No further action was taken on the bill in the 118th Congress.
MIP Legislation
I would like to mention in passing one bill that will not receive additional coverage in this blog:
S 3468 A bill to establish a national programmable cloud laboratories network to enhance research efficiency, innovation, and collaboration, and for other purposes. Fetterman, John [Sen.-D-PA]
It looks like this bill would authorize and/or expand the current program being run by the National Science Foundation (NSF). According to an NSF news release:
“These facilities will make it possible to [remotely] use AI throughout every stage of lab experiments— from pre-experiment to post-experiment — to improve accuracy, efficiency, understanding and overall impact. For example, in the pre-experiment stage, researchers can explore how AI might help design the best setup or predict likely outcomes, which can reduce trial-and-error and save time and resources. During the experiment, AI could track real-time data through sensors or imaging tools, automatically control conditions, and make real-time adjustments to maintain accuracy or respond to anomalies. Post-experiment, researchers could leverage AI to plan next steps or speed up the analysis and visualization of data.”
NSF issued a program solicitation for this project on July 6th, 2025, which closed on November 20th.