HR 3571
116th Congress
House
International Affairs
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
International law and treaties
State and local government operations
City and State Diplomacy Act
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 18, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
City and State Diplomacy Act
This bill establishes within the Department of State the Office of Subnational Diplomacy, which shall supervise federal support for engagement by state and municipal governments with foreign governments. The head of the office shall be the Ambassador-at-Large for Subnational Diplomacy, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3571: City and State Diplomacy Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3571/
"H.R. 3571: City and State Diplomacy Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3571/.
H.R. 3571, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3571/.
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