HB6123: Bring Americans Home Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
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.
Plain-language summary
This bill would prevent the State Department from charging Americans money when they are evacuated or given government-assisted departures from dangerous situations overseas. Currently, the State Department can bill evacuated citizens for evacuation costs. The bill applies to situations where the State Department organizes or pays for Americans to leave crisis areas abroad. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and is in the early stage of the legislative process.
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HB6123: Bring Americans Home Act
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Sponsors
Gary Palmer
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (8)
Anthony D'Esposito
Randy Weber
Pete Stauber
Barry Loudermilk
Byron Donalds