To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to exempt the reimbursement for certain travel to…

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To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to exempt the reimbursement for certain travel to return to the United States, and for other purposes.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D VelázquezSponsor

35 cosponsors · 33 D, 2 R

11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill waives certain requirements related to Department of State travel reimbursement and loan programs in the event that the federal government has issued a travel alert or warning related to a communicable disease.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 23, 2020

Specifically, the bill waives (1) a limitation specifying that the amount of reimbursement for the evacuation of a private individual may not be greater than the amount that the evacuee would have paid for reasonable commercial airfare immediately prior to the events giving rise to the evacuation; and (2) various requirements related to State Department repatriation loans, such as those requiring the borrower to provide a verifiable address and Social Security number when applying.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

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Official title: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to exempt the reimbursement for certain travel to return to the United States, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Mar 23, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 23, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.