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Dignity for People with Disabilities in the Foreign Service Act

USA117th CongressHR-8011| House 
| Updated: 6/9/2022
Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (7)
Steve Chabot (Republican)Young Kim (Republican)Andy Levin (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Dignity for People with Disabilities in the Foreign Service Act This bill replaces several references to handicapping condition with disability in the Foreign Service Act of 1980. For example, an existing provision requiring the Department of State to prescribe regulations to ensure that Foreign Service members and applicants are free from discrimination on the basis of a handicapping condition is amended to require regulations to ensure that Foreign Service members and individuals are free from discrimination on the basis of a disability.
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Timeline
Jun 9, 2022
Introduced in House
Jun 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • June 9, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • June 9, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8788: Department of State Authorization Act of 2022

Dignity for People with Disabilities in the Foreign Service Act

USA117th CongressHR-8011| House 
| Updated: 6/9/2022
Dignity for People with Disabilities in the Foreign Service Act This bill replaces several references to handicapping condition with disability in the Foreign Service Act of 1980. For example, an existing provision requiring the Department of State to prescribe regulations to ensure that Foreign Service members and applicants are free from discrimination on the basis of a handicapping condition is amended to require regulations to ensure that Foreign Service members and individuals are free from discrimination on the basis of a disability.
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Timeline
Jun 9, 2022
Introduced in House
Jun 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • June 9, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • June 9, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (7)
Steve Chabot (Republican)Young Kim (Republican)Andy Levin (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-8788: Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted