119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 2, 2026
Foreign Service Modernization Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 17, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: International Affairs
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Jun 2, 2026)
Foreign Service Modernization Act
This bill requires or authorizes certain actions related to U.S. Foreign Service (FS) management and operations, including an increased focus on expeditionary diplomacy (a concept that emphasizes diplomats conducting direct diplomacy in high-risk environments outside of the embassy), expanded hiring pathways, and additional training requirements.
For example, the bill requires the Department of State to establish
• a team to develop a plan to improve the capability and willingness of FS members and leaders to engage in expeditionary diplomacy;
• a program to recruit qualified veterans and separating military personnel into the FS, including by integrating FS recruitment into military transition programs; and
• a Diplomatic Reserve Corps pilot program to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a trained reserve cadre providing a surge workforce to support foreign affairs contingencies.
Show the full summary (5 more paragraphs)Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5913-5922)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9086.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5913-5924)
Mr. Lawler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Advisory bodies · Asia · Australia · Business records · China · Computer security and identity theft · Computers and information technology · Congressional oversight · Department of State · Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad · Drug trafficking and controlled substances · Employee hiring · Employment and training programs · Europe · Federal officials · Foreign aid and international relief · Foreign language and bilingual programs · Fraud offenses and financial crimes · Human trafficking · Law enforcement officers · Oceania · Organized crime · Racial and ethnic relations · Rule of law and government transparency · Smuggling and trafficking · Strategic materials and reserves · Supply chain · United Kingdom · Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
Loading lobbying reportsCoverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
2 citations.
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ate Department Authorization Act; National Defense Authorization Act; H.R.2550 - Protect America's Workforce Act; H.R.492/S.399 - Saving the Civil Service Act; H.R. 9086 -Foreign Service Modernization Act; Pathways for Advancement, Transition, and Hiring (PATH) to the Foreign Service Act (H.R.8642/S.4466); Foreign Service Workf…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Foreign Relations
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ate Department Authorization Act; National Defense Authorization Act; H.R.2550 - Protect America's Workforce Act; H.R.492/S.399 - Saving the Civil Service Act; H.R. 9086 -Foreign Service Modernization Act; Pathways for Advancement, Transition, and Hiring (PATH) to the Foreign Service Act (H.R.8642/S.4466); Foreign Service Workf…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing