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City and State Diplomacy Act

Introduced: July 19, 2021 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.
Jul 29, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

City and State Diplomacy Act

This bill establishes within the Department of State the Office of City and State Diplomacy, which shall coordinate federal support for engagement by state and municipal governments with foreign governments. The head of the office shall be the Ambassador-at-Large for City and State Diplomacy, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

What's happening now July 29, 2021

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3072 Identical bill City and State Diplomacy Act
  • HR 8788 Related bill Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 9 Republican 2
D
Levin, Mike
California · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Sep 24, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jul 30, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 28, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Jul 27, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 26, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 22, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 19, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jul 19, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 19, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Jul 19, 2021
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jul 19, 2021
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4526: City and State Diplomacy Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4526/
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"H.R. 4526: City and State Diplomacy Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4526/.
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H.R. 4526, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4526/.
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