Rep. Lieu Introduces the New Collar Jobs Act to Boost Cybersecurity Training and Loan Forgiveness
This bill is currently sitting in several House committees and has not moved since March 2025. Nothing has happened with this proposal for 15 months. It must receive a vote or approval from these committees to move forward, but it is currently stalled.
While cybersecurity is a popular topic, the bill currently only has Democratic sponsors and involves new tax credits and spending that may face pushback.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3429 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3429 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
The bill removes the existing priority that steered CyberCorps scholarship graduates toward federal government jobs. This could mean fewer new cybersecurity hires flowing into federal agencies, though it may also make the scholarship more attractive to a wider pool of applicants who can then choose to serve in the private sector.
“Elimination of Priority for Federal Government Employment Placements”
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Workforce, and Oversight and Government 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.
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Introduced in House
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The New Collar Jobs Act of 2025 (H.R. 2447) aims to expand the U.S. cybersecurity workforce through a multi-pronged approach: providing tax credits to businesses for employee training, offering student loan cancellation for workers in low-income areas, and doubling federal cyber scholarships.
Introduced by Rep. Ted Lieu, the New Collar Jobs Act proposes tax credits for companies that pay for cybersecurity certifications and degrees. The bill also incentivizes professionals to take jobs in 'economically-distressed counties' by modifying federal student loan repayment programs.
The 'New Collar Jobs Act' seeks to re-educate industrial workers for high-demand cybersecurity roles. Key provisions include loan forgiveness for students, tax credits for employers, and increased funding for community colleges to build their cybersecurity programs.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
New Collar Jobs Act of 2025
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