H.R. 9147 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

Abraham Accords Expansion Act of 2026

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Cosponsors: 26 (8 D, 18 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14

Introduced: 2026-06-04

Latest action (2026-06-04): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

What H.R. 9147 does, in plain terms

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Regional Normalization Support and Reporting Act of 2026

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To broaden the statutory duties of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Negev Forum, and Regional Normalization to include ongoing monitoring, reporting, and coordination duties beyond initial agreement signing, and to codify those duties in law.

Bipartisan rationale: Honors Democratic priorities: formal reporting to Congress, transparency, oversight, sunset to prevent permanent expansion of executive-branch positions. Honors Republican priorities: avoids creating a new Senate-confirmed officer, respects President's Article II foreign affairs power, limited funding, clear limitation against commandeering executive discretion, and annual reporting to Congress for accountability without micromanaging diplomacy.

Funding: Authorization of appropriations from exist $2,000,000 per year for five f Sunset 5y Oversight: House Committee on Foreign Aff Enforcement: Reports required; if Secretary fails
→ Article II, Section 1, Clause 1 (executive power vested in President) → Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 (Appointments Clause) → Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause to support foreign affairs reporting) → Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause — as basis for federal interest in normalization agreements affecting international commerce) → Tenth Amendment (reserving to states powers not delegated — here not triggered because this is federal-to-federal coordination, not commandeering)

Article II, Section 1, Clause 1 Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Amendment X

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