To establish a Special Envoy for Humanitarian Aid Workers, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4303 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4303 To establish a Special Envoy for Humanitarian Aid Workers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2025 Ms. Pingree (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. Pocan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a Special Envoy for Humanitarian Aid Workers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS. (a) In General.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(p) Special Envoy for Humanitarian Aid Workers.-- ``(1) Establishment.--There shall be a Special Envoy for Humanitarian Aid Workers, who shall be appointed by the President and shall report to the Secretary of State. ``(2) Rank and status of ambassador.--The Special Envoy shall have the rank and status of ambassador. ``(3) Duties.--The Special Envoy shall be responsible for-- ``(A) inquiring into the death, fatal injury, or detention of any aid worker in the course of providing assistance as part of a humanitarian mission supported by the United States; ``(B) advocating for the robust coordination and deconfliction between humanitarian missions supported by the United States, international bodies, and relevant foreign security forces; ``(C) advocating for foreign countries to adopt best practices, including security for aid workers, to enable nongovernmental organizations to freely deliver humanitarian aid and assistance; ``(D) developing and advoca