Congress Weekly — 2026-04-26

TITLE: Congress Weekly — Cyber Workforce Companions Drop, Health Cyber Bill Hits Calendar

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This Week's Throughline

Cybersecurity-adjacent legislation dominated the docket. A bicameral cyber workforce push landed simultaneously in both chambers, while a healthcare cyber resiliency measure cleared the Senate calendar threshold. Outside the cyber lane, an HHGRA-noticed Federal Workforce buyout bill cleared committee unanimously, and a public lands package advanced in the House.

Introduced / Referred

Cybersecurity & Workforce

• H.R. 8110 and S. 4263, identically titled the *Cyber Ready Workforce Act*, were introduced as companions on 2026-03-26 — H.R. 8110 referred to House Education & Workforce, S. 4263 to Senate HELP — signaling a coordinated push to expand federally-supported cyber apprenticeship and credentialing pipelines.
• H.R. 2281, the *Strengthening Job Corps Act of 2025*, sits at House Education & Workforce and is thematically adjacent to the cyber workforce companions, though it remains stalled at referral with no markup activity this cycle.

Financial Services & Trade

• S. 2609, the *Financial Technology Protection Act of 2025*, awaits action at Senate Banking; the bill targets illicit-finance risks in fintech and digital asset rails but has shown no movement since its July referral.
• S. 3578, the *Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025*, also pending at Senate Banking, would adjust FSOC's systemic-risk designation process — a perennial bank-vs-nonbank flashpoint worth tracking if Banking schedules a Q2 markup.
• H.R. 1308 (*FISC Act*) and H.R. 6707 (*CFIUSMCA Act*) remain parked at House Ways & Means with no recent activity; flagged here only because both touch cross-border investment review and tax treatment of foreign income.
• H.R. 2494 would mandate annual HUD reporting on state and local affordable-housing strategies; referred to House Financial Services with no follow-on action.

Lands, Resources & Tribal

• H.R. 2176 (*Saving NEMO Act of 2025*) and H.R. 2317 (*Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025*) both sit at House Natural Resources with secondary referrals (Ways & Means/Foreign Affairs and Agriculture, respectively) — neither has advanced past the multi-committee referral stage.
• H.R. 7889, the *AWRC Act of 2025*, saw a subcommittee hearing on 2026-03-26 — the first substantive forward motion for the Arkansas/water-resources measure since introduction.

Government Operations

• S. 357, the *Federal Freeze Act*, remains at Senate HSGAC with no scheduled action, despite continued Administration interest in workforce-cap legislation.

Marked Up / Reported

• H.R. 7256, the *Federal Workforce Early Separation Incentives Act*, was ordered reported (as amended) 43–0 on 2026-02-04 — a rare unanimous committee vote that positions the buyout-authority bill for floor consideration. Watch for Rules Committee scheduling in May.

Placed on Calendar / Floor-Ready

• S. 3315, the *Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026*, was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders (Calendar No. 365) on 2026-03-23, clearing the procedural hurdle for floor time. Given the Change Healthcare hangover and ongoing HHS rulemaking, this is the most likely cyber bill to see a Senate vote this quarter.
• H.R. 4463, amending the *Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993*, was placed on the Union Calendar (No. 503) on 2026-04-02 and is now eligible for House floor action.

Passed / Agreed To

• H.Res. 1176, electing members to House standing committees, was agreed to without objection on 2026-04-15 with the motion to reconsider laid on the table — a routine but notable mid-session committee reshuffle.

Skipped

Several purely commemorative or housekeeping items in the feed — including the Summerlin South Little League resolutions (S.Res. 455 / H.Res. 816), the *$2.50 for America's 250th Act* (S. 2952) commemorative coinage bill, and the *End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act* (S. 4123, held at the desk) — are omitted as symbolic or non-substantive.

What to Watch Next Week

The Cyber Ready Workforce companions are the cleanest bicameral story in the queue; whether HELP or House Ed & Workforce schedules the first hearing will signal which chamber drives the bill. On the executive-branch side, H.R. 7256's 43–0 markup makes it the strongest floor candidate among the workforce bills. S. 3315 is the cyber sleeper — calendar placement is not scheduling, but it's the prerequisite.