Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill allows the State Department to rehire former career Foreign Service members who were forced out of their jobs between January 2025 and January 2030.
• These returning workers would not have to retake the difficult written or oral exams usually required for new hires, which helps them get back to work faster.
• Only people who were in good standing when they left are eligible, meaning they cannot have had poor performance reviews in the five years before they were let go.
• This plan aims to help the government quickly regain experienced staff who were lost during recent staff cuts or budget changes.

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