City and State Diplomacy Act
Latest action · Jul 29, 2021 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.
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.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
City and State Diplomacy Act
This bill establishes within the Department of State the Office of City and State Diplomacy, which shall coordinate federal support for engagement by state and municipal governments with foreign governments. The head of the office shall be the Ambassador-at-Large for City and State Diplomacy, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2021 to Dec 14, 2021; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Jul 19, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Aug 10, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Dec 14, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2021Markup Jul 29, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 29, 2021Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 3.
- Jul 19, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 25, 2021H.R. 4526, City and State Diplomacy ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2021.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 126, July 19, 2021, page H3669.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3072 | City and State Diplomacy Act | Identical bill | Oct 26, 2021 |
| HR 8788 | Department of State Authorization Act of 2022 | Related bill | Sep 9, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an Office of City and State Diplomacy within the Department of State, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- City and State Diplomacy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Congressional oversight
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government information and archives
- Intergovernmental relations
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- State and local government operations
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
