HR 6376 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

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.

Introduced Mar 23, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY

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Latest action · Mar 23, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 23, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

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.

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2020 to Jun 18, 2020; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalMar 23, 2020
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 23, 2020
D-FLDarren SotoMar 25, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 25, 2020
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 25, 2020
D-GALucy McBathMar 25, 2020
D-WIMark PocanMar 25, 2020
D-NYPaul TonkoMar 25, 2020
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 25, 2020
D-NJAlbio SiresApr 10, 2020
D-INAndré CarsonApr 10, 2020
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickApr 10, 2020
D-ILBill FosterApr 10, 2020
D-NHChris PappasApr 10, 2020
R-NCDan BishopApr 10, 2020
D-MDDavid J. TroneApr 10, 2020
D-FLDebbie Mucarsel-PowellApr 10, 2020
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoApr 10, 2020
D-CAJosh HarderApr 10, 2020
D-ILMike QuigleyApr 10, 2020
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioApr 10, 2020
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciApr 10, 2020
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.May 5, 2020
D-VAJennifer WextonMay 5, 2020
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardMay 5, 2020
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 18, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Mar 23, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Mar 23, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . . . general Welfare of the United States; . . .

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 57, March 23, 2020, page H1718.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2020Introduced in House

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