Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8004

Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026

Emergency Evacuations: Ending Travel Costs for Americans Rescued Abroad

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Next up: A house committee

This bill is currently in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. It has not seen any action since March 18, 2026, and it is considered stalled because no progress has been made in three months. The House committee must decide whether to move the bill forward for a vote.

Legislative Progress

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Unlikely to pass

The bill was introduced by two Democrats and currently lacks the bipartisan support usually needed to pass in a divided Congress. It also increases government spending by removing a source of repayment.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 6025 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 6025 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill stops the government from charging Americans for the cost of being rescued from dangerous situations in other countries. Currently, the State Department often requires people to sign a loan agreement to pay back the cost of their flight home during an emergency.
If this passes, the State Department would no longer be allowed to ask for money back from people they evacuate. This would apply to emergencies like wars, natural disasters, or civil unrest where regular commercial flights are no longer available.
The goal is to make sure that no American is left in a dangerous place just because they cannot afford the price of a government flight. It treats these rescues as a public service rather than a loan that must be repaid.
The bill removes the current rule that says the government must charge people an amount similar to what a regular plane ticket would have cost right before the emergency happened.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Mar 19, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2026

Bill NumberHR 8004

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Data Sources

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