# 119-hr-8167: Diplomatic Reserve Corps Act of 2026 119-hr-8167, Diplomatic Reserve Corps Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8167 - As of: 2026-09-21 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-8167 - Congress: 119 - Title: Diplomatic Reserve Corps Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-03-30 - Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV) - Cosponsors: 3 - Policy area: International Affairs - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-21 ## Summary **establish a Diplomatic Reserve Corps** inside the State Department as a new civilian reserve corps to recruit, train, and mobilize experienced civilians for diplomatic and emergency missions. - Members and workers: The bill would create a separate personnel system with defined pay classes, a performance-pay framework, and no overtime. Members must complete at least 24 days of training each year and emergency recalls are limited so no more than 25% of the Corps can be mobilized under certain authorities in a year. - Families and survivors: Members and eligible dependents would get Federal Employees Health Benefits treatment and access to the Foreign Service Health Program with family limits abroad. Survivors would receive a death gratuity equal to one years Executive Schedule Level II salary and additional life-insurance and education assistance for terrorism-related deaths. - Department operations and funding: The Corps would scale up from an initial 250 members toward a 1,000-member target over several years and the bill creates a dedicated Diplomatic Reserve Corps Account to pay salaries, training, travel, and contingency costs. ## Cosponsors (3) - Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Health and job protections for members: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would let Corps members who are not otherwise eligible be treated like uniformed service members for Federal Employees Health Benefits enrollment. Members and family members who accompany them abroad would be eligible for care under the Foreign Service Health Program. Certain C… - New Diplomatic Reserve Corps hiring and pay: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a new Diplomatic Reserve Corps at the State Department. It would set Corps size as 250 members for FY2026, 500 for FY2027, 750 for FY2028, and 1,000 in FY2029 and later, and cap the Senior element at 10% of the Corps as of each September 30. The bill would require… - Funding and oversight for the Corps: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a Diplomatic Reserve Corps Account in the Treasury to receive appropriations and transfers for Corps salaries, training, recruitment, operations, and other Corps costs. Money designated for a "diplomatic contingency" would remain available until spent, subject to r… - Pension, retirement, and survivor rules: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would make participating Corps members subject to the Foreign Service pension system and chapter 84 rules. A member's annuity would be 2% times average pay times years creditable toward retirement, capped at 35 years, and years are earned by a points system (15 points for membe… - Rules for calling members to service: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would allow the Secretary, the President, or other authorized officials to call Corps members to active service without their consent under several specific authorities. Limits include up to 15 days per year for routine calls; up to 12 consecutive months during a Presidential n… ## Related bills - 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025 - 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025 - 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025 - 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act - 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 - 119-hr-9211: Jewish American Security Act ## Sources - [119-hr-8167 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8167) ## Related - [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669) - [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900) - [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229) - [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977) - [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206) - [119-hr-9211: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9211) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8167 (as of 2026-09-21).