US HB9728 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)
Status: Introduced on July 16 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-07-16 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 16 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-07-16 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify the requirements relating to reductions in force for Foreign Service officers and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Title
To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to modify the requirements relating to reductions in force for Foreign Service officers and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA] | Rep. Johnny Olszewski [D-MD] | Rep. Sarah McBride [D-DE] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2026-07-16 | House | Introduced in House |
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9728/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr9728/BILLS-119hr9728ih.pdf |
