{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://garbarino.house.gov/media/press-releases/garbarino-bipartisan-members-introduce-cisa-leadership-act", "Garbarino, Bipartisan Members Introduce The CISA Leadership Act", "2021-09-07", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "NY", "Andrew R. Garbarino", "G000597", "garbarino.house.gov", "garbarino", "https://garbarino.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security\u2019s Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Subcommittee, joined by Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member John Katko (R-NY), Subcommittee Chairwoman Yvette Clark (D-NY), and Representatives Jim Langevin (D-RI), Ralph Norman (R-SC), and Mike Gallagher (R-WI), introduced the CISA Leadership Act. The bill would codify the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director\u2019s tenure as a 5-year term and reaffirm that the position will be Presidentially appointed, and Senate confirmed.\n\nCISA is the lead agency in charge of our nation\u2019s cybersecurity and communications infrastructure. Currently the CISA Director lacks a defined term. This legislation will provide stability to the role and to the agency.\n\n\u201cThe current threat landscape is ever changing and expanding to include a multitude of cyber risks. We must evolve along with it to be best prepared to mitigate these threats,\u201d said Rep. Andrew Garbarino. \u201cWith cyber attacks on the rise, CISA, the lead federal civilian cybersecurity agency for the United States, needs consistent and stable leadership presiding over our nation\u2019s cyber preparedness. This bipartisan bill will remove any uncertainty from the CISA Director role so that the Director can focus squarely on strengthening our cyber posture.\u201d\n\n\"Cybersecurity isn't a partisan issue,\u201d Chairman Bennie Thompson and Subcommittee Chairwoman Yvette Clarke said in a joint statement. \u201cAs the cyber threats facing the nation continue to evolve, we need steady leadership at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. We are proud to work with Ranking Member Garbarino on this important legislation and look forward to working with him to get it across the finish line.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs our nation faces the most dynamic and complex cyber threat landscape in history, we need stable leadership at the helm of CISA,\u201d said Rep. John Katko, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security. \u201cThe CISA Leadership Act will provide necessary certainty at the agency by establishing a set term limit of five years for the CISA Director position. I commend Ranking Member Garbarino for his leadership of this important bipartisan effort. We will continue working together to ensure CISA has the resources, workforce, and authorities it needs to effectively carry out its mission.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the lynchpin for federal government cybersecurity and for coordinating the protection of our critical infrastructure. That is not a responsibility that should be taken lightly,\u201d said Rep. Jim Langevin. \u201cBy creating five-year terms for CISA\u2019s director, the CISA Leadership Act ensures that this critical agency is a step removed from the day-to-day politics of Washington. I thank Ranking Member Garbarino for leading on this important issue and for being one of CISA\u2019s steadfast champions in Congress.\u201d\n\n\u201cCyber Security is a 21st Century threat that our government needs to take seriously,\u201d said Rep. Ralph Norman. \u201cOur biggest adversaries are continuously looking for new ways to hurt our nation and in this day and age, cyber is one of the biggest threats. I am proud to support this important piece of legislation that would ensure the CISA director is a non-political appointee. It\u2019s important to guarantee that politics does not play a role in the security of our nation.\u201d\n\n\u201cCISA plays a critical role in protecting our nation\u2019s infrastructure from cyberattacks,\u201d said Rep. Mike Gallagher, co-chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. \u201cCongress has taken important steps to strengthen this agency, but it\u2019s clear we need to take further action to provide CISA with more stability. The CISA Leadership Act sets the CISA Director\u2019s term at five years, which will ensure the person in this position can remain laser-focused on protecting our nation from the cyber threats of the day. I\u2019m proud to join Rep. Garbarino in introducing this legislation.\u201d\n\nRead the text of the bill here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://garbarino.house.gov/media/press-releases/garbarino-bipartisan-members-introduce-cisa-leadership-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8703549392521381, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}