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American Students Abroad Act

Introduced: November 15, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 15, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Nov 15, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Students Abroad Act

This bill directs the Department of State to make available to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for each calendar quarter a copy of the report issued by a U.S. embassy or consulate relating to the overseas death of a U.S. citizen.

The Public Health Service Act is amended to direct the CDC to expand its surveillance programs of U.S. citizen deaths abroad, including through the use of the reports made available pursuant to the Ravi Thackurdeen Travel Safety Act.

What's happening now November 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3