H.R. 8004

Summary

H.R. 8004, the Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Mar 19, 2026 by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Foreign Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 19, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 8004 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 8004 IH: Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8004  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026  .
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).

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To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) sponsors H.R. 8004, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Debbie Dingell

Rep. · D–MI-6 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 19, 2026

James McGovern

Rep. · D–MA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 19, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8004 went before 1 committee: Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs

Referred To · Mar 19, 2026 · 658 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8004 has taken 2 actions since Mar 19, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8004 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8004 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026 — Display Title
• Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8004 under International Affairs, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8004’s is International Affairs.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8004, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. DINGELL:H.R. 8004.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority of Congress to enactlegislation provided by Article 1, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H2622]

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