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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

Introduced: March 5, 2018 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 5, 2018
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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 March 5, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5851 Related bill Deployed Civilian Parity Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 8, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 13, 2018
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 9, 2018
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Mar 5, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5167: Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5167/
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"H.R. 5167: Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5167/.
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H.R. 5167, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5167/.
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