Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7642
GUIDE Act
Refreshed 6 h ago
Introduced 2026-02-23Topic: governance ethics · labor · public healthSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would allow the Secretary of State, working through the Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, to set up a program to recruit, train, and keep specialized disaster assistance professionals. These workers would serve in the State Department's Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response. The goal stated in the bill is to make sure the Bureau has enough staff to plan, carry out, and manage international disaster assistance operations. People hired through the program would need expertise in areas such as procurement, logistics, public health, nutrition, protection, engineering, and finance.
Sponsors
- Young Kim Republican sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | House | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 5. | refer |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-02-23 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | refer |
| 2026-02-23 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-02-23 | Introduced in House | introduce |