HR 7798 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Promotion Accessibility Act

Introduced Jul 27, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Joaquin Castro D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 27, 2020 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.

  1. IntroducedJul 27, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Promotion Accessibility Act

This bill authorizes members of the Foreign Service or the Senior Foreign Service to submit a gap memo in advance of having their performance evaluated by a selection board, and it prohibits members of a selection board from considering such a submission as negative when evaluating a member's performance.

A gap memo is a written record indicating and explaining a gap in the record of a member that is due to personal circumstances, including for health, family, or other reasons.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 27, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJul 27, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Jul 27, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 8912Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of State ActRelated billDec 9, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 27, 2020Introduced in House

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