Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a Commission on Americans Living Abroad to study how Federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad. It focuses on the costs, compliance burdens, and access to Federal services those citizens face overseas.
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- Families: Examines rules for family members of U.S. citizens seeking citizenship and how tax and reporting rules affect remittances and retirement savings for households abroad.
- Veterans: Reviews access to Department of Veterans Affairs benefits for veterans living overseas and whether federal programs reach them effectively.
- Retirees and benefit recipients: Studies interactions with Social Security and Medicare and how tax filing and information reporting affect retirement savings and use of financial products abroad.
- Small business owners: Looks at barriers to establishing and operating small and medium-sized businesses overseas.
- Banking and remittances: Assesses effects of FATCA and the USA PATRIOT Act on access to financial institutions and on remittance flows.
- Federal response and timing: Requires an Initial Report within one year and an Update within a year after that; affected agencies must respond within 180 days describing planned administrative actions.
*This would increase federal spending by about $2.0 million in fiscal 2027 and $2.0 million in fiscal 2028 (about $4.0 million total).*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New Commission for Americans Abroad
This bill would create a 10-member Commission on Americans living abroad in the executive branch. The President would appoint members from congressional recommendations, with limits on federal employees and party balance, and would name the Chair. The Commission would study taxes, banking rules (including FATCA), VA health access, Social Security, Medicare, voting, family naturalization, and running businesses abroad. It would send an initial report within one year, require agency responses in 180 days, and file an update one year later; the Commission would end when it files that update. The bill would authorize $2 million for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028 to fund the Commission. Non-federal members would get daily pay equal to the Executive Schedule level IV daily rate, federal employees would get no extra pay, and the Chair could hire staff with pay capped at level V. The Commission would be able to hold hearings, take testimony, consult overseas citizen groups, use the mail, and obtain agency information subject to Internal Revenue Code section 6103.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Mullin
CA • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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