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Department of State Crisis Response Act of 2007

Introduced: July 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Jul 20, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1583)
Jul 10, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 10, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of State Crisis Response Act of 2007 - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to extend Department of State authority to employ civil service or Foreign Service annuitants through October 1, 2010.

Eliminates the requirement that such authority be used to facilitate assignment to Afghanistan or Iraq or to fill positions vacated because of assignments to such countries.

What's happening now July 20, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1583)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2845 Related bill Department of State Crisis Response Act of 2007
  • S 966 Related bill Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 10, 2007
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 10, 2007
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 10, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2960: Department of State Crisis Response Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2960/
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"H.R. 2960: Department of State Crisis Response Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2960/.
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H.R. 2960, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2960/.
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