# 117-hr-8011: Dignity for People with Disabilities in the Foreign Service Act

117-hr-8011, Dignity for People with Disabilities in the Foreign Service Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8011
- Congress: 117
- Title: Dignity for People with Disabilities in the Foreign Service Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2022-06-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Dignity for People with Disabilities in the Foreign Service Act This bill replaces several references to handicapping condition with disability in the Foreign Service Act of 1980. For example, an existing provision requiring the Department of State to prescribe regulations to ensure that Foreign Service members and applicants are free from discrimination on the basis of a handicapping condition is amended to require regulations to ensure that Foreign Service members and individuals are free from discrimination on the basis of a disability.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] (R-OH), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2022-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8011 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8011)

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- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
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