United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5167 (115th)
Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018
Introduced
5 March 2018
Last action
5 March 2018 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Matt Cartwright, Mark Meadows, Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
11 August 2025
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.
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Timeline
5 March 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 March 2018 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 March 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 March 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 March 2018
Sponsors
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Matt Cartwright · D · Cosponsor
- Mark Meadows · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsfa00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Deployed Civilian Parity Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5167
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5167
- us · 115-hr-5167 · source updated 11 August 2025