Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act

Bill: 117-hr-5085
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2021-08-24
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Emergency planning and evacuation

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2021-08-31
text: Became Public Law No: 117-39.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act</b></p> <p>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. </p>

action_date: 2021-08-24
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2021-08-31
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

action_date: 2021-08-31
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5085 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 24, 2021 Mr. Neal (for himself and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 August 24, 2021 The Committees on Ways and Means and the Budget discharged; considered and passed A BILL To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act . 2. Increase in aggregate payments (a) In general Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(d) ) is amended by striking fiscal year 2020, the total amount of such assistance provided during such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000 and inserting fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the total amount of such assistance provided during each such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000 . (b) Emergency designation (1) In general The amounts provided by the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (2) Designation in Senate In the Senate, this section and the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5085 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act . 2. Increase in aggregate payments (a) In general Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(d) ) is amended by striking fiscal year 2020, the total amount of such assistance provided during such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000 and inserting fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the total amount of such assistance provided during each such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000 . (b) Emergency designation (1) In general The amounts provided by the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (2) Designation in Senate In the Senate, this section and the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.

Passed the House of Representatives August 24, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: I One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-one H. R. 5085 AN ACT To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act . 2. Increase in aggregate payments (a) In general Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(d) ) is amended by striking fiscal year 2020, the total amount of such assistance provided during such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000 and inserting fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the total amount of such assistance provided during each such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000 . (b) Emergency designation (1) In general The amounts provided by the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (2) Designation in Senate In the Senate, this section and the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5085 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 31, 2021 Received AN ACT To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act . 2. Increase in aggregate payments (a) In general Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(d) ) is amended by striking fiscal year 2020, the total amount of such assistance provided during such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000 and inserting fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the total amount of such assistance provided during each such fiscal year shall not exceed $10,000,000 . (b) Emergency designation (1) In general The amounts provided by the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ). (2) Designation in Senate In the Senate, this section and the amendment made by this section are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.

Passed the House of Representatives August 24, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk. Gloria J. Lett, Deputy Clerk