Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5246
To provide for the political affairs authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes.
Refreshed 23 min ago
Introduced 2025-09-10Topic: governance ethics · budgetSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill sets out the structure of the State Department's political affairs offices. It creates an Under Secretary for Political Affairs to oversee regional and bilateral diplomacy, and requires notice to Congress at least 15 days before changing which countries a regional bureau covers. It creates an Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic and authorizes an Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean Region, with a presidential nomination due by April 1, 2026. It also authorizes regional Assistant Secretaries, establishes a Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and allows a temporary unit to manage the Countering People's Republic of China Influence Fund for two years.
Sponsors
- Maria Elvira Salazar Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-18 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0. | refer |
| 2025-09-18 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-09-17 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-09-10 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-09-10 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-10 | Introduced in House | introduce |