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H.R. 2024 116th Congress House

Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act

Official title: To require a five-year staffing plan for the Department of State, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 2, 2019 Introduced by: Guy Reschenthaler Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
International Affairs Congressional oversightDepartment of StateDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 2, 2019
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 Latest action April 2, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act

This bill directs the Department of State to provide Congress with a five-year staffing plan. The plan shall contain certain information, including a set of comprehensive workforce data and recommendations on the number of Foreign Service officers, disaggregated by service cone, that should be posted at each foreign mission.


 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3352 Department of State Authorization Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2024: Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2024/
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"H.R. 2024: Diplomatic Personnel Modernization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2024/.
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H.R. 2024, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2024/.
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