HR8346Referred to Committee

Foreign Service Age and Integration and Reform (FAIR) Act of 2026

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-04-16
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Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
Johnny Olszewski, Jr.
Democrat · MD · Representative
Votes with party: 98.8% (604 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Climate & Environment$106k

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

2026-04-16

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Plain-English Summary

The bill would likely reform how the U.S. Foreign Service operates, possibly by changing retirement age requirements, updating hiring and promotion practices, or modernizing how diplomats and embassy staff are managed. Based on its title, it appears aimed at making the Foreign Service more efficient and better integrated across different agencies and departments. The changes would affect career diplomats, embassy employees, and potentially how the U.S. conducts international relations.

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Government Operations and Politics

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8346 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8346 To raise the Foreign Service mandatory retirement age by aligning it with the Social Security Full Retirement Age, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2026 Mr. Olszewski (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To raise the Foreign Service mandatory retirement age by aligning it with the Social Security Full Retirement Age, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Service Age and Integration and Reform (FAIR) Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE. Section 812(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4052(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``age 65'' and inserting ``age 67 or the applicable retirement age (as defined in section 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l))), whichever is greater,''. <all>
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