Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act
Latest action · Jan 21, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 2.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | May 8, 2025 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | May 8, 2025 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | May 8, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Original | May 8, 2025 |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Jun 12, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 26, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jun 26, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Jun 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Aug 26, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Sep 4, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jan 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | May 26, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Mark B. Messmer | Jun 25, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Mike Haridopolos | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Aug 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Sep 10, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Oct 15, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 8, 2025Markup Jan 21, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 2.
- May 8, 2025Introduced in House
- May 8, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 3, 2026H.R. 3307, Eastern Mediterranean Gateway ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on January 21, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 77, May 8, 2025, page H1945.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44000 | Turkey (Türkiye): Major Issues and U.S. Relations | Report | Aug 20, 2026 |
| R44245 | Israel: Major Issues and U.S. Relations | Report | Jul 2, 2026 |
| R47597 | India-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress | Report | May 4, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4443 | Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act | Related bill | Jul 27, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To increase cooperation with countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region in order to strengthen energy security and defense capabilities, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Congressional oversight
- Cyprus
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Egypt
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Europe
- European Union
- France
- Germany
- Government studies and investigations
- Greece
- India
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- International scientific cooperation
- Israel
- Italy
- Middle East
- Multilateral development programs
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
