S. 2204 119th Congress Senate

Protecting America’s Diplomatic Workforce Act

Official title: A bill to increase transparency, fairness, and protections for diplomatic personnel affected by reductions in force, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 28, 2025 Introduced by: Jeanne Shaheen Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov

International Affairs

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

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To President

Became law

Jun 28, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jun 28, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 2

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 29, 2012	Senate · vote #63	On the Cloture Motion S. 2204	Rejected	51–47	See who voted →
Mar 26, 2012	Senate · vote #59	On the Cloture Motion S. 2204	Agreed To	92–4	See who voted →

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What's happening now June 28, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 6

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

AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
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AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
6 filings
SENATE
6 filings

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Cosponsors 9

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Jun 28, 2025

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Jun 28, 2025

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Jun 28, 2025

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Jun 28, 2025

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Jun 28, 2025

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Jun 28, 2025

Rosen, Jacky

Nevada · Jun 28, 2025

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Jun 28, 2025

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jun 28, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2204: Protecting America’s Diplomatic Workforce Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2204/

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"S. 2204: Protecting America’s Diplomatic Workforce Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2204/.

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S. 2204, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2204/.

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