Foreign Service workers get daily pay during required leave
H.R. 10095 — To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide per diem eligibility for required leave of members of the Foreign Service. · Filed by William Keating (D-MA) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes the Foreign Service Act. It says Foreign Service members must get per diem when ordered to take leave. Per diem is daily money for food and lodging. Right now, they may not get this money. The bill makes sure they do.
Who it affects
Foreign Service members are U.S. government workers who serve in other countries. This bill helps them get paid during required leave.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say where the money comes from.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Aug 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Foreign Service — U.S. government workers who serve in other countries.
- per diem — Daily money for food, lodging, and travel costs.
- required leave — Time off work that a boss orders a worker to take.
- Foreign Service Act — The main law that sets rules for U.S. workers abroad.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (368 characters) on Aug 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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