H.R. 5246 119th Congress House

To provide for the political affairs authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 10, 2025 Introduced by: Maria Elvira Salazar Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

International Affairs AfricaAsiaChinaDepartment of State

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Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic developmentExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsMiddle East

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 18, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.

Sep 18, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 17, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 10, 2025

Introduced in House

Sep 10, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

CARE ACTION NOW, INC.
for CARE ACTION NOW, INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
CARE ACTION NOW, INC.
for CARE ACTION NOW, INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
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for CARE ACTION NOW, INC. · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.
for PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
CARE ACTION NOW, INC.
for CARE ACTION NOW, INC. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
5 filings
SENATE
5 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
4 filings
Natl Security Council (NSC)
4 filings
President of the U.S.
4 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
4 filings
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
2 filings
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
1 filing

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5246: To provide for the political affairs authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5246/

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"H.R. 5246: To provide for the political affairs authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5246/.

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H.R. 5246, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5246/.

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