S 4642 119th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

Foreign Service Workforce Retention Act

Introduced: May 21, 2026 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

May 21, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · May 21, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4642: Foreign Service Workforce Retention Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4642/

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