# 116-hr-8409: Department of State Student Internship Program Act

116-hr-8409, Department of State Student Internship Program Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX); status Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8409
- Congress: 116
- Title: Department of State Student Internship Program Act
- Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced: 2020-09-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Department of State Student Internship Program Act This bill requires the Department of State to establish the Department of State Student Internship Program to offer paid internship opportunities at the State Department to raise awareness of the role of diplomacy in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-724: PACT Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8409 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8409)

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- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-724: PACT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-724)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8409 (as of 2025-11-18).