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S. 4680: Expanded Consular Fellows Act of 2026

S. 4680 is a federal bill in the 119th Congress. Currently, temporary staff hired by the State Department to process visas and passports can only serve for a maximum of five years before their appointments must end. This bill changes the rules to allow these temporary appointments to last up to eight… See its sponsors, how members voted, and a plain-English breakdown on PolityLens.

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