House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Tech Diplomacy Training Act

H.R. 8212Introduced Apr 9, 2026Policy area: International Affairs

Official title: To require Foreign Service officers to complete certain science, technology, engineering, and mathematics training, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. James Baird R-IN

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 9, 2026
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Latest action: Apr 9, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8212.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BAIRD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 63, April 9, 2026, Page H2831):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3
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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

3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Baird.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-4 district

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