Bring Americans Home Act

Bill: 118-hr-6123
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6]
Introduced: 2023-10-30
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2023-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-10-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Bring Americans Home Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits the Department of State from requiring U.S. citizens to pay for costs associated with a government assisted evacuation or departure from a crisis situation in a foreign country.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6123 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 30, 2023 Mr. Palmer (for himself, Mr. D'Esposito , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Donalds , and Mrs. Miller-Meeks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of State from requiring United States citizens who are evacuated by the Department of State or for which the Department of State provides government assisted departure from a crisis situation abroad to pay for the costs associated with such evacuation or departure.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bring Americans Home Act . 2. Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State may not require any United States citizen who is evacuated by the Department of State or for which the Department of State provides government assisted departure from a crisis situation abroad to pay for the costs associated with such evacuation or departure.