House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Safe Embassies Act
Official title: To amend the Diplomatic Security Act to require that congressional notifications relating to decisions to re-open high risk, high threat diplomatic posts include an explanation of the national security value of such decision.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Lawler R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 26, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 26, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5044.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LAWLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 141, August 26, 2025, Page H3712):Article I Section 8 Clause 18 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5044, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5044
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 11, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Lawler.
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- H.R. 2683 (119th) Remote Access Security Act
- H.R. 3352 (119th) HALOS Act of 2025
- H.R. 9436 (119th) Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.