Bureau of Legislative Affairs (U.S. Department of State)

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bureau of the United States Department of State government agency component

The Bureau of Legislative Affairs is the U.S. State Department office responsible for managing the Department’s relationship with Congress, including coordinating legislative strategy, briefings, and communications with lawmakers.

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Label	Occurrences
Bureau of Legislative Affairs (U.S. Department of State) canonical	1
State Department Bureau of Legislative Affairs	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bureau of the United States Department of State ⓘ government agency component ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	H Bureau ⓘ Bureau of Legislative Affairs (U.S. Department of State) ⓘ surface form: State Department Bureau of Legislative Affairs
country	United States of America ⓘ
employs	civil service employees ⓘ foreign affairs professionals ⓘ foreign service officers ⓘ legislative affairs specialists ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction	convey congressional views and requirements to State Department leadership ⓘ ensure that U.S. foreign policy priorities are effectively communicated to Congress ⓘ serve as the principal liaison between the Department of State and Congress ⓘ
headedBy	Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations ⓘ surface form: Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
headOfGovernmentBranchRelationship	United States Congress ⓘ
jurisdiction	foreign policy legislation affecting the Department of State ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedInFacility	Harry S. Truman Building ⓘ surface form: Harry S Truman Building
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of State ⓘ
partOf	United States Department of State ⓘ surface form: Office of the Secretary of State
reportsTo	United States Secretary of State ⓘ surface form: Secretary of State of the United States
responsibleFor	advising State Department leadership on congressional perspectives and priorities ⓘ coordinating briefings for Members of Congress and staff ⓘ coordinating communications between the Department of State and lawmakers ⓘ coordinating legislative strategy for the Department of State ⓘ coordinating responses to congressional inquiries and correspondence ⓘ facilitating congressional hearings involving State Department officials ⓘ managing the Department of State’s relationship with Congress ⓘ organizing congressional delegations (CODELs) and staff delegations (STAFFDELs) ⓘ preparing legislative reports and notifications to Congress ⓘ supporting Senate confirmation processes for senior State Department nominees ⓘ tracking and analyzing foreign policy–related legislation ⓘ
sector	foreign affairs ⓘ legislative affairs ⓘ
supportsProcess	development and passage of foreign affairs authorization and appropriations bills ⓘ oversight of the Department of State by Congress ⓘ
website	https://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/secretary-of-state/bureau-of-legislative-affairs/ ⓘ
worksWith	House Committee on International Relations ⓘ surface form: House Committee on Foreign Affairs Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ⓘ United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Congressional and Public Affairs → worksWith → Bureau of Legislative Affairs (U.S. Department of State) ⓘ

Bureau of Legislative Affairs (U.S. Department of State) → alsoKnownAs → Bureau of Legislative Affairs (U.S. Department of State) ⓘ

this entity surface form: State Department Bureau of Legislative Affairs