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118th Congress International Affairs

H.R. 1268: Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 28, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
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  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 28, 2023

This bill establishes the position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords within the Department of State. (The Abraham Accords are agreements to normalize or improve relations between Israel and four members of the Arab League: the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.)

The Special Envoy shall seek to expand and strengthen the Abraham Accords. The Special Envoy's responsibilities include (1) serving as the primary advisor to the U.S. government for expanding and strengthening the Abraham Accords, (2) discussing the Abraham Accords with officials from counties lacking official diplomatic relations with Israel, and (3) consulting with representatives of nongovernmental organizations that have attempted to expand and strengthen the Abraham Accords.

The Special Envoy shall have the rank of ambassador.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Amendments

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Cosponsors

4

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Ritchie Torres D-NY SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Feb 28, 2023Introduced in the House by Ritchie Torres.
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  1. Feb 28, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 28, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.