House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2026

H.R. 8561Introduced Apr 28, 2026Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: To establish a commission to study how Federal laws and policies affect United States citizens living in foreign countries.

Sponsor: Rep. Dina Titus D-NV

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Where it went

IntroducedApr 28, 2026
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Latest action: Apr 28, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, House Administration, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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. 8561.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. TITUS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 74, April 28, 2026, Page H3133):
Article I, Section 8
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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

9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats

0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dina Titus.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nevada in Congress · NV-1 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.