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HR 4921 116th Congress House International Affairs Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

STAND Act

Introduced: October 30, 2019 Introduced by: Bera, Ami Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 30, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Traditional American Diplomacy Act or the STAND Act

This bill requires that 70% of chief-of-mission appointments and assignments in the Foreign Service shall be of career members of the Foreign Service or the Department of State civil service. The President may waive this requirement on a case-by-case basis by certifying to Congress that a reduction of this percentage is vital to U.S. national security interests.

What's happening now October 30, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4921: STAND Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4921/
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"H.R. 4921: STAND Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4921/.
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H.R. 4921, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4921/.
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[H.R. 4921: STAND Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4921/)
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