Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act

Bill: 117-hr-5085
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2021-08-24 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency planning and evacuation
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act

 
This bill increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2021 and FY2022 for temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. Under current law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as money payments and medical care to these individuals on a temporary basis. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending that is exempt from pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules and other budget enforcement procedures. 

action_date: 2021-08-24
text: 

Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act

 
This bill increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2021 and FY2022 for temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. Under current law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as money payments and medical care to these individuals on a temporary basis. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending that is exempt from pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules and other budget enforcement procedures.

action_date: 2021-08-31
text: 

Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act

 
This bill increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2021 and FY2022 for temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. Under current law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as money payments and medical care to these individuals on a temporary basis. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending that is exempt from pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules and other budget enforcement procedures.

action_date: 2021-08-31
text: 

Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act

 
This bill increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2021 and FY2022 for temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. Under current law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as money payments and medical care to these individuals on a temporary basis. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending that is exempt from pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules and other budget enforcement procedures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Became Public Law No: 117-39.
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text: Became Public Law No: 117-39.
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text: Signed by President.
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text: Signed by President.
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text: Presented to President.
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text: Presented to President.
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text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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text: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6431)
action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6431)
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4415)
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H4415)
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text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4415)
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Committee on the Budget discharged.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Committee on the Budget discharged.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
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text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
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text: Mr. Davis, Danny K. asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
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text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-08-24
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 117-39