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To prohibit the Secretary of State from holding or otherwise carrying out the duties of any other Federal position.
Summary
This bill prohibits the Secretary of State from holding or carrying out the duties of any other federal position. The bill provides that no federal funds may be obligated or expended for the Secretary's salary or expenses if the Secretary simultaneously holds or carries out duties of other federal positions. The bill effectively requires the Secretary of State to serve in that position exclusively without dual roles.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI)
4 cosponsors
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA)
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
Actions (2)
- May 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. · house
- May 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 21, 2025
Mr. Amo (for himself and Mr. Olszewski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of State from holding or otherwise carrying out the duties of any other Federal position.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Reaffirming Unified Boundaries for Integrity and Oversight Act” or the “RUBIO Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SECRETARY OF STATE HOLDING OR OTHERWISE CARRYING OUT DUTIES OF OTHER FEDERAL POSITIONS.
The Secretary of State may not hold or otherwise carry out the duties of any other Federal position, and no Federal funds may be obligated or expended for the salaries or expenses of the Secretary if the Secretary so holds or otherwise carries out duties of such other positions. <all>
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