HR8004Referred to Committee
Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-03-19
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Debbie Dingell
Democrat · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 99.1% (542 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/D000624
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2026-03-19
Previously
- Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-19
Plain-English Summary
This bill likely aims to establish or strengthen policies ensuring that American citizens, military personnel, or other Americans abroad are not abandoned in foreign countries during conflicts, evacuations, or diplomatic crises. The legislation would probably address situations like military withdrawals, natural disasters, or political instability where Americans might be left behind without assistance. It would affect the State Department, Department of Defense, and potentially American citizens living or working overseas.
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Subjects
International Affairs
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8004 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8004 To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2026 Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate the repatriation loan program, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REPATRIATION LOANS BY DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ``, on a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent practicable, with such reimbursements to be credited to the applicable Department of State appropriation and to remain available until expended, except that no reimbursement under this clause shall be paid that is greater than the amount the person evacuated would have been charged for a reasonable commercial air fare immediately prior to the events giving rise to the evacuation''; and (2) by striking subsection (d). <all>
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