United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4921 (116th)
STAND Act
Introduced
30 October 2019
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Strengthening Traditional American Diplomacy Act or the STAND Act This bill requires that 70% of chief-of-mission appointments and assignments in the Foreign Service shall be of career members of the Foreign Service or the Department of State civil service. The President may waive this requirement on a case-by-case basis by certifying to Congress that a reduction of this percentage is vital to U.S. national security interests.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 October 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 October 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 30 October 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4921
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4921