H.R. 4921 · 116th Congress
STAND Act
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Strengthening Traditional American Diplomacy Act or the STAND Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 30, 2019
Strengthening Traditional American Diplomacy Act or the STAND Act
This bill requires that 70% of chief-of-mission appointments and assignments in the Foreign Service shall be of career members of the Foreign Service or the Department of State civil service. The President may waive this requirement on a case-by-case basis by certifying to Congress that a reduction of this percentage is vital to U.S. national security interests.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: STAND Act
Also known as: Strengthening Traditional American Diplomacy Act
Latest action (Oct 30, 2019): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 30, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.