H.R. 7642

Summary

H.R. 7642, the GUIDE Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 23, 2026 by Rep. Young Kim (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Mar 26, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 5.

Record

Text

H.R. 7642 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 7642 IH: Generating Utility through International Disaster Expertise Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-23
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7642  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 23, 2026   Mrs. Kim  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To authorize the recruitment and retention of specialized disaster assistance professionals by the Department of State.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Generating Utility through International Disaster Expertise Act   or the   GUIDE Act  .
2.
Authorization to recruit specialized disaster assistance professionals
(a)
In general
The Secretary of State, acting through the Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, is authorized to establish a program to recruit, train, and retain specialized disaster assistance professionals for the Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response, to ensure that the Bureau has sufficient personnel with the skills and expertise necessary to plan, implement, and manage complex international disaster assistance operations.
(b)
Qualifications
A specialized disaster assistance professional recruited, trained, or retained through the program established pursuant to subsection (a) shall have expertise in relevant matters including procurement, logistics, public health, nutrition, protection, engineering, and finance.

Tracker

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To authorize the recruitment and retention of specialized disaster assistance professionals by the Department of State.

Sponsors

Rep. Young Kim (R) sponsors H.R. 7642, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Young Kim

Rep. · R–CA-40 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 23, 2026

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 3, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7642 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Markup By · Mar 26, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7642 has taken 4 actions since Feb 23, 2026, the latest on Mar 26, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7642 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7642 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• GUIDE Act — Display Title
• GUIDE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Generating Utility through International Disaster Expertise Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To authorize the recruitment and retention of specialized disaster assistance professionals by the Department of State. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 7642, the latest on Apr 21, 2026.

• H.R. 7642, Generating Utility through International Disaster Expertise Act — 2026-04-21As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 26, 2026

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7642 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7642’s is International Affairs.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7642, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. KIM:H.R. 7642.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H2258]

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