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HR 370 111th Congress House

Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend comparability pay adjustments to members of the Foreign Service assigned to posts abroad, and to amend the p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to extend comparability pay adjustments to members of the Foreign Service assigned to posts abroad, and to amend the provision relating to the death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of Foreign Service employees who die as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad.

Introduced: February 24, 2009 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 9, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Jan 9, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 9, 2009

Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to: (1) extend comparability pay adjustments to Foreign Service members assigned abroad; and (2) amend the death gratuity computation payable to surviving dependents of Foreign Service employees who die from injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2410 Related bill Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
  • S 2971 Related bill Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
Cao, Anh
· Feb 24, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 24, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 370: Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-370/
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"H.R. 370: Foreign Service Overseas Pay Equity Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-370/.
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