HR 5167
115th Congress
House
International Affairs
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Lease and rental services
Motor vehicles
Telephone and wireless communication
Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 5, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018
This bill amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit Foreign Service officers to terminate personal cellular or telephone exchange service contracts and domestic housing or vehicle leases while deployed abroad in the same manner as U.S. service members who are deployed abroad.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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