State Department Disability Policy and Accommodations Act

This bill would require the State Department to adopt a formal policy within 180 days for advancing disability rights through U.S. diplomacy and foreign aid, and to publish it online. It would make the Office of International Disability Rights a required office led by a Senate-confirmed Ambassador-at-Large, require a strategy and annual reports to Congress, and authorize $6 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. It would direct the Department to make embassies, consulates, websites, and hiring accessible to people with disabilities and to require disability policy training for its staff. It would also create a disability fellowship program that places State Department employees with disability organizations.

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Sponsors

• Tim Kaine Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors