DOS
Federal agency responsible for regulations under DOS.
19 regulationsProtecting Life in Foreign Assistance
This State Department regulation restricts how U.S. foreign aid can be used internationally, specifically regarding certain healthcare and family planning programs. The rule affects which organizations receive American taxpayer money for overseas assistance projects.
Combating Discriminatory Equity Ideology in Foreign Assistance Rules
This State Department regulation changes how the U.S. distributes foreign aid by limiting programs that focus on equity and diversity initiatives in other countries. The rule aims to redirect foreign assistance spending toward different priorities, which could affect how American aid organizations operate overseas and which countries or groups receive U.S. support.
Combating Gender Ideology in Foreign Assistance
This regulation directs the U.S. Department of State to change how it spends foreign aid money by restricting support for programs related to gender ideology. The policy affects which countries and organizations receive American aid and could influence how U.S. resources are used in international development and humanitarian programs.
Service of Process; Further Change
The State Department is updating rules for how legal documents are delivered to people and organizations involved in court cases. This change makes it easier and clearer for people to receive important court papers through different methods.
Address Change: Service of Process
This Department of State regulation updates the rules for how people notify the government when they change their address, particularly for legal documents and court proceedings. It makes the process clearer and more efficient so that important legal notices reach the right people at their current location.
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Exemption for Defense Trade and Cooperation Among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States
This regulation allows the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia to more easily share military weapons, technology, and defense information with each other without going through the normal lengthy approval process. The change makes it simpler for these three allied countries to work together on defense projects and share sensitive military equipment.
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
This regulation controls the export and sale of military equipment, weapons, and related technology to other countries. The U.S. Department of State uses these rules to decide what defense items Americans can sell abroad and to which nations, in order to protect national security and foreign policy interests.
Passports; Procedures for Passport Couriers
The Department of State is proposing new rules for how passport courier services operate—these are companies that help people get passports faster by handling the paperwork and delivery for them. The changes aim to set clear standards for these services to protect consumers and ensure passports are handled safely and securely.
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates: Visa Services Fee Changes
The U.S. State Department is changing the fees that people and businesses must pay when applying for visas at American embassies and consulates around the world. These fee increases will affect anyone who needs to travel to the United States and must go through the visa application process.
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: U.S. Munitions List Targeted Revisions; Correction
This regulation updates the U.S. government's list of military weapons and equipment that require special permission to export or share with other countries. The State Department is correcting and refining which items are controlled to better protect national security while reducing unnecessary restrictions on trade.
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Prohibited Exports, Imports, and Sales to or from Certain Countries—Cyprus
This regulation controls what military equipment and weapons-related technology the United States can buy from, sell to, or trade with Cyprus. It's part of broader rules that restrict arms sales to certain countries based on U.S. foreign policy and national security concerns.
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: U.S. Munitions List Targeted Revisions
This regulation updates the U.S. government's list of weapons and military equipment that require special permission to sell or transfer to other countries. The changes aim to better control which military technologies can be exported abroad while potentially streamlining the approval process for certain items.