House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Lebanon Election Integrity and Diaspora Voting Protection Act of 2026
Official title: To authorize the President to impose sanctions with respect to any foreign person or entity that hinders, obstructs or delays Lebanon's electoral process, including efforts to restrict or prevent Lebanese citizens abroad from voting in parliamentary elections, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Darrell Issa R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 2, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 2, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7311.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ISSA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 23, February 2, 2026, Page H1949):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7311, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7311
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 18, 2026
- 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of February 18, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa.
- H.R. 1526 (119th) NORRA of 2025
- H.R. 5682 (119th) To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 300 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 3770 (119th) FIREARM Act
- H.R. 1109 (119th) Litigation Transparency Act of 2025
- H.R. 1702 (119th) JUDGES Act of 2025
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.