# 119-s-5356: Lebanon Sanctions, Stabilization, and Support Act

119-s-5356, Lebanon Sanctions, Stabilization, and Support Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH); status introduced (as of 2026-08-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5356
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lebanon Sanctions, Stabilization, and Support Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-26

## Summary

**disarm Hezbollah** is the bill's central lever, using targeted sanctions and conditional U.S. aid to press Lebanon to consolidate state control and remove armed non‑state actors. It pairs IEEPA sanctions authorities with security funding, reconstruction incentives, and humanitarian support. - Lebanese security and government: Would provide sustained security assistance, centered on about $200 million per year in Foreign Military Financing plus other accounts, while conditioning half of many obligations on Lebanon formally declaring Hezbollah’s military activities illegal and the Lebanese Armed Forces implementing a monopoly of force. - Civilians and reconstruction: Continues humanitarian aid for health, food, shelter, WASH, and demining, and creates an Incentive Fund for government service reconstruction. A Livelihood and Scholarship Fund would receive $20 million per year for the first three years and the Incentive Fund limits obligation of more than 50% until certification. - Targets, sanctions, and limits: Authorizes the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to block assets, restrict transactions, and ban admissions for foreign persons aiding Iran’s proxy activities or impeding Lebanese reforms; sanctions authorities end after 5 years. *Would authorize new federal spending, including roughly $200 million per year in Foreign Military Financing plus additional security accounts and $20 million per year for three years for livelihood support.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More security aid and training for Lebanon: benefit, high. This bill would authorize large, multi-year security assistance for Lebanon. It would authorize $200 million a year for Foreign Military Financing plus $25 million INCLE, $11.5 million for nonproliferation programs, and $3.5 million for training each year for five years. Up to half of those funds c…
- Sanctions and visa bans for supporters: cost, high. This bill would let the President sanction foreign persons who materially support Iran or Hezbollah, or who block Lebanese security and banking reforms. Sanctions would allow blocking property, banning loans and some financial transactions, and declaring designated foreign persons inadmissible to t…
- Rebuilding and humanitarian aid for Lebanon: mixed, medium. This bill would create a State Department Incentive Fund to help rebuild Lebanese government services and civilian infrastructure. Not more than half of the fund could be used until the Secretary certifies that Lebanon has declared Hezbollah's military activities illegal and that the LAF is carryin…

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## Sources
- [119-s-5356 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5356)

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- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-4576: Jewish American Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4576)
- [119-s-1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1639)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5356 (as of 2026-08-26).