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US HB8004

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Debbie Dingell

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Eliminates the Department of State's repatriation loan program by amending Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671)
  • Removes the requirement that U.S. citizens evacuated by the government reimburse the State Department on a reimbursable basis up to the cost of reasonable commercial airfare prior to the evacuation event
  • Strikes subsection (d) of the existing law, which contained the repatriation loan provisions
  • Introduced on March 19, 2026, by Rep. Dingell and Rep. McGovern and referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Legislative Description

Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

3/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs3/19/2026

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