3.0.0 7798 2023-01-11T13:45:49Z 2023-01-11T13:45:49Z House HR 2020-07-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 132 (Monday, July 27, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:H.R. 7798.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3881]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-27T13:01:50Z Diversity and Inclusion at the Department of State Act 116 8912 HR 2020-12-09 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Related bill CRS 2020-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001091 Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] Joaquin Castro D TX 20 N T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2020-07-27 True International Affairs Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employee performance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management International Affairs 00 2020-07-27 Introduced in House 2020-11-10T22:31:09Z Promotion Accessibility Act

This bill authorizes members of the Foreign Service or the Senior Foreign Service to submit a gap memo in advance of having their performance evaluated by a selection board, and it prohibits members of a selection board from considering such a submission as negative when evaluating a member's performance.

A gap memo is a written record indicating and explaining a gap in the record of a member that is due to personal circumstances, including for health, family, or other reasons.

]]> Promotion Accessibility Act Display Title Promotion Accessibility Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Promotion Accessibility Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 relating to selection boards regarding performance evaluations of Foreign Service officers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7798ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7798ih.xml 2020-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.