Department of State Policy Provisions Act
119-hr5300 — Department of State Policy Provisions Act. Sponsored by Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]. Introduced 2025-09-11. House bill. 119th Congress.
Department of State Policy Provisions Act
Timeline
- Sponsor
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R), FL
- Introduced
- 2025-09-11
- Committees
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovations; Advisory bodies; Afghanistan; Africa; Antigua and Barbuda; Arctic and polar regions; Arms control and nonproliferation; Art, artists, authorship; Asia; Athletes; Australia; Bahamas; Belarus; Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies; Business investment and capital; Buy American requirements; Cambodia; Canada; Caribbean area; Child health; Climate change and greenhouse gases; Collective security; Comoros; Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits; Computers and information technology; Conflicts and wars; Congressional oversight; Crime victims; Cuba; Cultural exchanges and relations; Cyprus; Department of State; Digestive and metabolic diseases; Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Drug trafficking and controlled substances; Economic development; Economic performance and conditions; Elections, voting, political campaign regulation; Emergency planning and evacuation; Employment and training programs; Europe; Executive agency funding and structure; Federal officials; Firearms and explosives; Food assistance and relief; Foreign aid and international relief; Foreign language and bilingual programs; Foreign loans and debt; Foreign property; France; Free trade and trade barriers; Georgia (Republic); Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management; Government ethics and transparency, public corruption; Government information and archives; Greece; Grenada; Guyana; HIV/AIDS; Haiti; Historical and cultural resources; Honduras; Human rights; Human trafficking; Immunology and vaccination; India; Infectious and parasitic diseases; Infrastructure development; Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information; International exchange and broadcasting; International organizations and cooperation; Iran; Israel; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Laos; Latin America; Maldives; Marine and inland water transportation; Members of Congress; Mexico; Middle East; Military assistance, sales, and agreements; Military personnel and dependents; National symbols; Natural disasters; Navigation, waterways, harbors; Nicaragua; North Korea; Nuclear power; Nutrition and diet; Organized crime; Performance measurement; Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents; Professional sports; Public contracts and procurement; Public-private cooperation; Racial and ethnic relations; Religion; Research and development; Rule of law and government transparency; Russia; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sex and reproductive health; Small business; Smuggling and trafficking; Somalia; South Asia; South Korea; Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status; Suriname; Taiwan; Technology transfer and commercialization; Telephone and wireless communication; Terrorism; Tibet; Travel and tourism; Trinidad and Tobago; U.S. and foreign investments; U.S. history; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Venezuela; Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation; Vietnam; Visas and passports; War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity; Western Hemisphere; Women's health; World health; Zimbabwe
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2Committee Review
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3Floor Vote
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4Second Chamber
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5Resolve Differences
If the chambers pass different versions, a conference reconciles them.
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6Sent to President
The reconciled bill is enrolled and delivered to the White House.
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7Signed or Vetoed
Becomes law with a signature, or automatically after 10 days.
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