Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018
Latest action · Mar 5, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 5, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018
This bill amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit Foreign Service officers to terminate personal cellular or telephone exchange service contracts and domestic housing or vehicle leases while deployed abroad in the same manner as U.S. service members who are deployed abroad.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2018 to Jun 8, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Mar 5, 2018 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 9, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | May 3, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | May 22, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 8, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2018Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5851 | Deployed Civilian Parity Act | Related bill | May 17, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 5, 2018Introduced in House
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