To provide for the International Security Affairs authorities of the Department of State.
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (18 Sep 2025): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 19.
What this bill does
H.R. 5247 sets out in statute the organizational structure of the State Department's international security functions. It formally establishes an Under Secretary for International Security Affairs to oversee policy on arms control, nonproliferation, nuclear weapons, counterterrorism, transnational crime, narcotics control, and emerging security threats. Under this Under Secretary, the bill creates or authorizes several subordinate offices: an Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking; an Assistant Secretary and Bureau for Political-Military Affairs; an Assistant Secretary and Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; a Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation; an Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism; and an Assistant Secretary and Bureau for Emerging Threats (covering areas such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum science, and space/undersea security). It authorizes appropriations for these offices for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and updates legal references so that older office titles used in other laws and documents are read as referring to these newly named positions and bureaus.
The bill primarily affects the internal structure, staffing authorities, and funding channels of the State Department, rather than the public directly. It codifies existing or reorganized bureaus, clarifies chains of responsibility among Department officials, and directs technical updates to the U.S. Code to reflect these changes.
The bill was introduced in the House on September 10, 2025, referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and on September 18, 2025, was ordered to be reported as amended by a vote of 28–19. It would next need to be considered by the full House, and if passed, by the Senate, before it could be enacted into law.
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Timeline
18 Sep 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 19.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5247 do?
- H.R. 5247 sets out in statute the organizational structure of the State Department's international security functions. It formally establishes an Under Secretary for International Security Affairs to oversee policy on arms control, nonproliferation, nuclear weapons, counterterrorism, transnational crime, narcotics control, and emerging security threats. Under this Under Secretary, the bill creates or authorizes several subordinate offices: an Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking; an Assistant Secretary and Bureau for Political-Military Affairs; an Assistant Secretary and Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; a Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation; an Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism; and an Assistant Secretary and Bureau for Emerging Threats (covering areas such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum science, and space/undersea security). It authorizes appropriations for these offices for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, and updates legal references so that older office titles used in other laws and documents are read as referring to these newly named positions and bureaus. The bill primarily affects the internal structure, staffing authorities, and funding channels of the State Department, rather than the public directly. It codifies existing or reorganized bureaus, clarifies chains of responsibility among Department officials, and directs technical updates to the U.S. Code to reflect these changes. The bill was introduced in the House on September 10, 2025, referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and on September 18, 2025, was ordered to be reported as amended by a vote of 28–19. It would next need to be considered by the full House, and if passed, by the Senate, before it could be enacted into law.
- Has H.R. 5247 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 5247. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5247?
- H.R. 5247 was sponsored by Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5247?
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 19. (18 Sep 2025).
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