HR 7798
116th Congress
House
International Affairs
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Promotion Accessibility Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 27, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Promotion Accessibility Act
This bill authorizes members of the Foreign Service or the Senior Foreign Service to submit a gap memo in advance of having their performance evaluated by a selection board, and it prohibits members of a selection board from considering such a submission as negative when evaluating a member's performance.
A gap memo is a written record indicating and explaining a gap in the record of a member that is due to personal circumstances, including for health, family, or other reasons.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1