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Did Mike Lawler pass the Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act into law?

Matches stated direction. His bill passed the House but not the Senate; the 2024 defense law he voted for created a broader office headed by an Abraham Accords envoy.

Mike Lawler

A special envoy for the Abraham Accords

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign says he passed into law the Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act.

“Passed into law the Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act”

In their own words, dated

“This year’s NDAA included policy Rep. Torres and I championed to establish the position of Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Negev Forum, and Related Integration and Normalization Fora and Agreements”

What the record shows ·

His bill, H.R. 3099, passed the House 413-13 on June 13, 2023, but not the Senate. Section 6407 of the 2024 defense act, which he voted for, adds a section 64 at the same place in the State Department's basic law: a Regional Integration Office headed by a Senate-confirmed envoy for the Abraham Accords, the Negev Forum and related agreements, with the rank of ambassador. It became law on December 22, 2023.

Limit: The law creates a broader version of the office his bill proposed, with a longer title and different duties. Neither chamber's version of the defense bill had it; it was added in conference, and while his office credited it to him and Rep. Torres, the conference report does not say where it came from.

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  1. Issueshttps://www.lawlerforcongress.com/issues/

    Lawler for Congress, Inc. · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Fifteen issue sections, most of them lists of bills and votes he names. Undated; read October 1, 2026.

    candidate statement

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  2. U.S. Reps. Lawler and Torres Successfully Pass Bill to Create Special Envoy for Abraham Accords Through Both Chambers of Congress; Heading to President Biden's Deskhttps://lawler.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1099

    Office of Rep. Mike Lawler · Published Dec 14, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    His House office's release of December 14, 2023. It says the FY2024 defense act included the envoy policy he and Rep. Torres championed. This is his own account; the conference report does not say where sec. 6407 came from.

    official office record

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  3. H.R. 3099 (118th Congress), Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3099

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor Lawler. Passed the House 413-13 on June 13, 2023; not taken up by the Senate.

    official legislative record

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  4. H.R. 3099 (118th Congress), as passed by the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3099eh/html/BILLS-118hr3099eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Adds a section 64 to the State Department Basic Authorities Act creating a Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Senate-confirmed, with the rank and status of ambassador.

    official legislative record

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  5. House Roll Call 251, 2023: H.R. 3099, Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Acthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023251

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    June 13, 2023. Carried 413-13. Lawler is recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

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  6. Public Law 118-31, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-118publ31/html/PLAW-118publ31.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Dec 22, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Signed December 22, 2023. Sec. 6407 adds a section 64 to the State Department Basic Authorities Act creating a Regional Integration Office headed by a Special Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords, Negev Forum and related agreements, Senate-confirmed, with the rank and status of ambassador.

    official legislative record

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  7. House Roll Call 723, 2023: H.R. 2670, FY2024 NDAA conference reporthttps://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023723

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    December 14, 2023. Carried 310-118. Lawler is recorded Yea.

    official legislative record

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  8. H. Rept. 118-301, conference report on the FY2024 defense act (document)

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Dec 6, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The joint explanatory statement says division F, the Department of State Authorization Act of 2023, came from the Senate amendment and the House bill had no similar division; the House receded with amendments. It does not say where sec. 6407 came from. Neither the House-passed bill nor the Senate amendment (H.R. 2670, EH and EAS) has an Abraham Accords envoy, so the section was added in conference.

    official legislative record

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