House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Defending American Diplomacy Act
Official title: To prohibit the Executive branch from engaging in any reorganization of the Department of State without congressional consultation and approval.
Sponsor: Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 2, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 2, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2602.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 59, April 2, 2025, Page H1413):This bill is introduced pursuant to the powers granted to Congress under the General Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), the Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 18).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 2, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 225 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2602, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2602
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
40 cosponsors — 40 Democrats
0 of 40 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Ami Bera (D-CA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), William Keating (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), James McGovern (D-MA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Johnny Olszewski (D-MD), Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove.
- H.R. 5185 (119th) To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code.
- H.R. 5021 (119th) American Decade of Sports Act
- H.R. 4332 (119th) YALI Act of 2025
- H.R. 4505 (119th) Export Controls Enforcement Act
- H.R. 7669 (119th) Rejecting the Erasure of Afghan Women and Girls Act
- H.R. 4995 (119th) Enduring Welcome Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.