House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Foreign Service Workforce Retention Act
Official title: To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 relating to the recall and reappointment of career members.
Sponsor: Rep. Johnny Olszewski D-MDWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 21, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 21, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8987.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OLSZEWSKI, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 87, May 21, 2026, Page H3726):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 21, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8987, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8987
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Johnny Olszewski.
- H.R. 8879 (119th) Oversight and Transparency for Small Business Certifications Act of 2026
- H.R. 5599 (119th) To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2880 (119th) To provide employment protections for, and reinstatement of, certain probationary Federal career employees, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3988 (119th) To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Director of the Bureau of the Census to conduct a study and submit a…
- H.Res. 1213 (119th) Supporting the recognition of April 2026 as "National County Government Month" to honor the county government workforce, educate residents…
- H.J.Res. 135 (119th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the pardon power of the President.
Related bills
- S. 4642 (119th) Foreign Service Workforce Retention ActIdentical bill
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.