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HR 5542 118th Congress House International Affairs

Accountability in Assignment Restrictions and Reviews Act of 2023

Introduced: September 18, 2023 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Accountability in Assignment Restrictions and Reviews Act of 2023

This bill establishes various requirements related to Department of State personnel assignments and denials. For example, the State Department must (1) provide status updates to its personnel with pending assignment decisions, (2) establish reasonable time lines to complete adjudications of ongoing assignment reviews, and (3) establish a security appeal panel for those denied an assignment due to an assignment restriction.

What's happening now September 18, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5542: Accountability in Assignment Restrictions and Reviews Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5542/
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"H.R. 5542: Accountability in Assignment Restrictions and Reviews Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5542/.
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H.R. 5542, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5542/.
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