Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2023
Latest action · Apr 19, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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.
- IntroducedApr 19, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2023
This bill establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad, which must report on how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces.
Each federal agency affected by a recommendation in the report shall submit a response to the President, Congress, and the commission.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2023 to May 16, 2024; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 19, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Apr 19, 2023 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Apr 19, 2023 |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Original | Apr 19, 2023 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | May 9, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | May 17, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 22, 2023 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | May 30, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Jun 5, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Jun 6, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 9, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 12, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 15, 2023 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Oct 20, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Nov 2, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | May 16, 2024 |
Committees 6
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2023 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2023 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2023 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Apr 19, 2023 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2023Introduced in House
- Apr 19, 2023Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 65, April 19, 2023, page H1888.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-697 | ASSESSING 25 YEARS OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT (1997-2022)111 pages | Finance Committee | Jul 13, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a commission to study how Federal laws and policies affect United States citizens living in foreign countries.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
