H.R. 2409: EXCEL Act
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H.R. 2409: EXCEL Act
118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-30 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-03-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
EXCEL Act
Plain summary
Expand eXpertise in China Education and Language Act or the EXCEL Act This bill requires various actions to address competition with China. The Department of State must use direct hire authority to appoint at least 31 candidates with China-related linguistic, cultural, or regional expertise to positions in the competitive service. The bill requires the State Department to train certain employees on topics such as the domestic and foreign policy objectives of China and the Chinese Communist Party. Additionally, the bill establishes a China strategic advisory board and requires the Government Accountability Office to study the personnel capacity and capability of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to support strategic competition with China.
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Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] · 1 cosponsors
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Andy Barr (R-KY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr2409.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr2409 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118