Bill ties Lebanon aid to Hezbollah disarmament and imposes sanctions.
S. 5356 — Lebanon Sanctions, Stabilization, and Support Act · Filed by Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets the President punish foreign people who help Iran fund Hezbollah. It also punishes people who stop Lebanon from disarming. The bill gives up to $240 million over five years to Lebanon's armed forces and police. It pays for rebuilding towns and supporting jobs. Half the money depends on Lebanon's government making Hezbollah's armed forces illegal. Congress must get reports on how the money is used.
Who it affects
Lebanese people could get help rebuilding towns and get jobs. Lebanon's armed forces and police would get money for pay and training. Foreign people and firms who work with Iran or Hezbollah could face punishment.
One thing to notice
The bill gives Lebanon money but only if the government disarms Hezbollah. If Lebanon does not do this, it loses half the aid for rebuilding and armed forces.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- sanctions — Punishments like bans on money or trade against people or firms.
- disarming — Giving up weapons and armed forces.
- Hezbollah — A group in Lebanon that has armed forces and political power.
- rebuilding — Fixing towns and buildings that were damaged.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (27,709 characters) on Aug 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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