[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5044 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5044

  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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 26, 2025

  Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Embassies Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS.

    Paragraph (1) of section 105(b) of the Diplomatic Security Act (22 
U.S.C. 4804(b)) is amended by inserting ``, including a detailed 
explanation of the national security value of re-opening such a post'' 
before the period at the end.
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