2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB2602: Defending American Diplomacy Act
Legislative Summary
To prohibit the Executive branch from engaging in any reorganization of the Department of State without congressional consultation and approval.
Bill History
4/2/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/2/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Foreign Affairs(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 29
Primary Sponsor
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (28)
Gregory Meeks
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Sara Jacobs
Democrat
Joaquin Castro
Democrat
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Democrat
William Keating
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Kweisi Mfume
Democrat
Johnny Olszewski
Democrat
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
Troy Carter
Democrat
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Jonathan Jackson
Democrat
Shri Thanedar
Democrat
Daniel Goldman
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Ami Bera
Democrat
Wesley Bell
Democrat
Julie Johnson
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat