HR 5965 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for an exemption of reimbursement for certain travel to return to the United States, and for other purposes.

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 25, 2023 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.

  1. IntroducedOct 17, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill exempts private U.S. citizens and others who were evacuated from Israel following the October 2023 Hamas attacks from travel reimbursement requirements. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on any instances of airline price gouging relating to the evacuation of U.S. citizens from Israel following the October 2023 attacks.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 17, 2023.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NCKathy E. ManningOriginalOct 17, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  2. Oct 17, 2023Introduced in House

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 25, 2023Introduced in House

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