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H.R. 3658: To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service.

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H.R. 3658: To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-09-25 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-09-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 249 (2008): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR3658 (2008-05-06), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel for Foreign Service members and family members to U.S. territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Specifies that required leave based upon continuous service abroad may be taken in the United States or its territories, including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Current law refers to the United States, its territories and possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.)

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Resident Commissioner Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr3658 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110