S4002Referred to Committee

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

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-03-05

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Jacky Rosen

Democrat · NV · Senator

Votes with party: 77.8% (901 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/R000608

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2026-03-05

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsReferred To · 2026-03-05

Previously

Foreign Relations CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-05

Plain-English Summary

This bill would change how the State Department manages its foreign service workforce, likely addressing age-related policies and hiring practices for diplomats and overseas staff. The reforms aim to modernize how the government recruits, trains, and retains people who work in embassies and diplomatic missions around the world. The changes would affect career diplomats, foreign service officers, and potentially the way the State Department operates internationally.

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4002 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4002 To raise the Foreign Service mandatory retirement age by aligning it with the Social Security Full Retirement Age, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2026 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ 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 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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