Upcoming House departures include committee chairs, policy leaders with major roles on cyber

The House Financial Services and Energy and Commerce panels will have new leadership on the GOP side regardless of which party wins in November, with the upcoming retirements of Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) headlining a list of prominent players on cyber and tech policy who are departing the House.

McHenry, chair of the Financial Services panel, introduced legislation in April to deter hackers from ransomware attacks on financial institutions and has questioned...