HR 1096 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Represent America Abroad Act of 2021

Introduced Feb 18, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Karen Bass D-CA

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Latest action · May 19, 2021 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 18, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Represent America Abroad Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of State to establish the Represent America Mid-Career Foreign Service Entry Program to increase diversity in the Foreign Service by recruiting mid-career professionals who are from minority groups.

As part of the program, the State Department shall (1) establish and publish eligibility criteria for participation; (2) carry out recruitment efforts to attract highly qualified, mid-career professionals from minority groups; and (3) include appropriate mentorship and other career development opportunities for program participants.

The State Department must submit an annual report on the status of the program.

Cosponsors 71

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 18, 2021 to May 19, 2021; 55 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MOCori BushOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-HIEd CaseOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NYGrace MengOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CAJim CostaOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NCKathy E. ManningOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalFeb 18, 2021
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalFeb 18, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsMar 26, 2021
D-NJAndy KimMar 26, 2021
D-MNDean PhillipsMar 26, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 26, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Mar 26, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinMar 26, 2021
D-VAJennifer WextonMar 26, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyMar 26, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyMar 26, 2021
D-MDKweisi MfumeMar 26, 2021
D-WIMark PocanMar 26, 2021
D-CASara JacobsMar 26, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 26, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenMar 26, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanMay 19, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingMay 19, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Feb 18, 2021Markup May 19, 2021

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 19, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  2. May 19, 2021Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  3. Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
  4. Feb 18, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, providing--``All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 31, February 18, 2021, page H536.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R45203State Department Personnel: Background and Selected Issues for the 117th Congress ArchivedReportJul 7, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To ensure that the United States diplomatic workforce at all levels reflects the diverse composition of the United States, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Represent America Abroad Act of 2021

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House

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