RETURN Act
Latest action · Feb 18, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 18, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Russians Engaged in Threating Ukraine Refuge Now Act or the RETURN Act
This bill prohibits the U.S. government from charging U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents for their evacuation related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Specifically, the Department of State must waive repayment for travel expenses incurred on behalf of such an individual as part of the evacuation from Ukraine. Similarly, no federal employee may solicit or accept funds from such an individual as a condition of using government-provided transportation to repatriate the individual to the United States.
No traveler may be denied State Department-sponsored air travel related to such an evacuation due to a failure to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test or recovery from COVID-19.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 2, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Mar 2, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Aviation and airports
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Conflicts and wars
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Europe
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Health information and medical records
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International Affairs
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Military operations and strategy
- Transportation costs
- Ukraine
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 18, 2022Introduced in House
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