Cybersecurity Enhancement Act passes House 422-5

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson today backed H.R. 4061, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009, which passed the House by a vote of 422-5.  The legislation will improve cybersecurity within both the public and private sectors by investing in programs to develop a skilled cybersecurity workforce and by promoting cybersecurity education for the general public.  The legislation was developed from recommendations by the Administration’s Cyberspace Policy Review and four hearings on cybersecurity that the House Science and Technology Committee held in 2009.  Congresswoman Johnson has been a member of the Science Committee since she first came to Congress in 1993.

“The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act addresses threats to our nation’s growing public and private IT infrastructure,” Congresswoman Johnson said.  “It also funds programs that will help to create our next generation of computer security experts.  I am proud of supporting this important legislation.”

For more information about the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, please visit: http://science.house.gov/RelatedByTag.aspx?KeywordID=43.

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.