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H.R. 9730

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 9730, the Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jul 16, 2026 by Rep. Don Beyer (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 9730 has 6 co-sponsors.

hb9730/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 9730 IH: Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-07-16
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9730  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 16, 2026   Mr. Beyer  (for himself,  Mr. Meeks ,  Mr. Walkinshaw ,  Ms. Titus ,  Mr. Olszewski , and  Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Foreign Affairs    A BILL
To expedite the rehiring of certain former career members of the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026  .
2.
Expedited rehiring of former career members
Section 308 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 3948 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(c)
(1)
With respect to any former career member of the Service involuntarily separated or retired as part of a reduction in force or other expedited retirement process during the period beginning January 20, 2025, and ending January 31, 2030, who was serving in good standing as of the date of such separation or retirement, the Secretary may reappoint such former career member without requiring any written or oral examination or other threshold qualification described in section 301.
(2)
For purposes of this subsection—
(A)
the term  serving in good standing , with respect to an individual who was separated or retired, means that the individual did not receive any low rankings within the 5 years prior to their separation or retirement date to the extent that such review with respect to such individual is clearly documented; and
(B)
the authority provided under paragraph (1) may not be exercised with respect to any former career service member that was not involuntarily separated or retired—
(i)
during the period described in that paragraph; and
(ii)
as part of a reduction in force or other expedited retirement process.
 .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2026-07-16
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To expedite the rehiring of certain former career members of the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Don Beyer (D) sponsors H.R. 9730, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 5 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 9730 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Jul 16, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9730 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jul 16, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 9730 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9730 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • To expedite the rehiring of certain former career members of the Foreign Service, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9730 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia13—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION13—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS113
ELLEN FLENNIKEN113
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY113
KIMBERLY CONWAY113
MADISON ROBERTS113
NAUREEN SHAH113
NINA PATEL113
SARAH MEHTA113
TARA PALMER STUTSMAN113
VANIA LEVEILLE113
KATE VOIGT111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 second_quarter$640K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 first_quarter$560K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 third_quarter$400K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9730 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9730’s is International Affairs.

hr9730/policy-areas.txt
International AffairsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9730, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 9730.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:article 1 section 8[Page H4624]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com