Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [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 …