National Security Agency and Cyber

The National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee is a specialized subdivision of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. As a subcommittee, it conducts initial hearings and reviews legislation within a narrower jurisdiction than the full committee, preparing groundwork for bills that only the full committee can report to the House floor. The subcommittee focuses specifically on intelligence and national security matters that fall within the broader intelligence oversight mission of its parent committee.

The subcommittee's jurisdiction covers the National Security Agency and Central Security Service, including their programs, policies, budgets, and operations. It also oversees the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of U.S. Cyber Command, as well as all cyber-intelligence activities of the Intelligence Community. This includes responsibility for communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, foreign instrumentation signals intelligence, and support for the nation's cyber-defense and cyber-offense capabilities.

The subcommittee is chaired by Representative Darin LaHood (R-IL), with Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) serving as Ranking Member. The panel consists of ten members representing both parties, reflecting the bipartisan nature of intelligence oversight. While no bills were recently referred to the subcommittee according to available data, the panel regularly holds closed hearings and briefings on classified intelligence matters related to NSA operations and cyber threats, though specific recent hearing details are not publicly disclosed due to the classified nature of much intelligence committee work.