H.R. 3099 · 118th Congress

Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act

Introduced on May 5, 2023 by Michael Lawler (R-NY-17). 38 cosponsors, 12 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 14, 2023): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
May 5, 2023
Cosponsors
38
12 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To establish in the Department of State the position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Africa
  • Arab-Israeli relations
  • Bahrain
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of State
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Israel
  • Middle East
  • Morocco
  • Sudan
  • United Arab Emirates

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Michael LawlerR-NY-17Sponsor

Democrats · 12

Republicans · 26

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jun 13, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 413–13

History

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  1. May 5, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 5, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 5, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  4. May 16, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. May 16, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 12, 2023 · HouseMr. McCaul moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Jun 12, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2800-2803)
  8. Jun 12, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3099.
  9. Jun 12, 2023 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. Jun 13, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2834-2835)
  11. Jun 13, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 13 (Roll no. 251). (text: 6/12/2023 CR H2800-2801)House · Roll call 251
  12. Jun 13, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 13 (Roll no. 251). (text: 6/12/2023 CR H2800-2801)House · Roll call 251
  13. Jun 13, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Jun 14, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. J STREET5 reports
    $725K reported (all issues)
  2. HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  3. REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.