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HR 1593 114th Congress House

United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish a United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2015 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arctic and polar regionsDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officials
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May 20, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
Mar 24, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 24, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2015

Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish within the Department of State an Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 24, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1593: United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1593/
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"H.R. 1593: United States Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1593/.
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H.R. 1593, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1593/.
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