State Department must hire workers from trade schools.
H.R. 10101 — Open Doors to Diplomacy Act · Filed by Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the State Department to hire foreign workers from trade schools and community schools. It must hold information sessions and set up help at these schools. The State Department must work with career centers and use online methods to reach students in different areas. It must also work with other government groups on similar hiring.
Who it affects
The bill affects students at trade schools and community schools. It affects the State Department, which must spend time and money on new hiring work.
One thing to notice
The bill removes a barrier that kept hiring at rich schools. It opens the same path to students at trade schools and community schools.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 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 workers — People who work for the U.S. government and represent America in other countries.
- trade schools — Schools that teach practical job skills like plumbing, nursing, or electrical work.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,939 characters) on Aug 15, 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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