# 119-hr-7642: GUIDE Act

119-hr-7642, GUIDE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7642
- As of: 2026-09-12
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7642
- Congress: 119
- Title: GUIDE Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-02-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-12

## Summary

**Build a specialized international disaster-response workforce.** This bill would authorize the Secretary of State, through the Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, to create a program to recruit, train, and retain disaster assistance professionals for the Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response. Those specialists would have expertise in procurement, logistics, public health, nutrition, protection, engineering, and finance. - Families and communities hit by disasters would likely see more organized and better-run U.S. relief missions overseas because the Bureau would have more staff with targeted skills. - The Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response would gain a steadier pipeline of trained personnel to plan, implement, and manage complex international disaster operations. - Disaster assistance professionals would get focused recruitment, training, and retention support, creating clearer career paths for roles like logistics, public health, and engineering.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- State hires and trains disaster specialists: benefit, low. This bill would let the Secretary of State create a program to recruit, train, and retain disaster assistance professionals. The program would operate through the Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance for the Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response. Staff hired would have skills in procuremen…

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- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7642 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7642)

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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7642 (as of 2026-09-12).