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US HR219
Resolution
Status
3/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Meeks
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AI Summary
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Recognizes four fellowship programs—Charles B. Rangel, Thomas R. Pickering, William D. Clarke Sr., and Donald M. Payne—as congressionally mandated programs that recruit diverse talent for the State Department and USAID
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Reaffirms these merit-based, need-based programs address historically excluded groups including women, racial/ethnic minorities, economically disadvantaged, and rural populations in foreign affairs careers
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Notes the Rangel and Pickering programs have under 5% annual acceptance rates and draw fellows from all 50 states and over 500 higher education institutions, with a majority being Pell grant recipients
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Programs were established between 1992 and 2023 under authority Congress granted in 1990 amendments to the State Department Basic Authorities Act
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Asserts that attempts to dismantle these programs would waste taxpayer resources and weaken national security by undermining diplomatic recruitment and training capabilities
Legislative Description
Recognizing the contributions of the Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship Program, the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program, the William D. Clarke, Sr. Diplomatic Security Fellowship, and the Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program to advance America's national security, development, and diplomacy efforts.
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
3/11/2025