HR 7798 · 116th Congress · International Affairs

Promotion Accessibility Act

Introduced 2020-07-27· Sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.(2020-07-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat