A bipartisan bill to elevate the status of the US envoy on anti-Semitism passed in the US House of Representatives on Dec. 31, one of the last bills to pass the 116th Congress.
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The Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act now awaits US President Donald Trump's signature into law.
If enacted, it would upgrade the status of the special envoy for monitoring and combating anti-Semitism, a position at the US State Department, to an ambassadorship, thereby requiring US Senate confirmation.
The president would be required to fill the position within 90 days.
