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H.R. 8346

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8346, the Foreign Service Age and Integration and Reform (FAIR) Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Apr 16, 2026 by Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Apr 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 8346 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb8346/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8346 IH: Foreign Service Age and Integration and Reform (FAIR) Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-16
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 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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8346  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Foreign Service Age and Integration and Reform (FAIR) Act of 2026  .
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, .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-04-16
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To raise the Foreign Service mandatory retirement age by aligning it with the Social Security Full Retirement Age, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D) sponsors H.R. 8346, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 8346 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Referred To · Apr 16, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8346 has taken 2 actions since Apr 16, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 16, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Apr 16, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Foreign Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 8346 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 8346.

Titles

H.R. 8346 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Foreign Service Age and Integration and Reform (FAIR) Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • To raise the Foreign Service mandatory retirement age by aligning it with the Social Security Full Retirement Age, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Foreign Service Age and Integration and Reform (FAIR) Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 8346 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Foreign Relations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KIMBERLY SULLIVAN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8346 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8346’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr8346/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8346, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 67 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OLSZEWSKI:H.R. 8346.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2961]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com