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American Students Abroad Act

Introduced: May 21, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2019
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.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Students Abroad Act

This bill directs the Department of State to periodically share with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) U.S. embassy and consulate reports relating to a death of a U.S. citizen aboard. The Department of Health and Human Services shall expand CDC programs and activities related to the surveillance of deaths of U.S. citizens abroad.

What's happening now May 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Harder, Josh
California · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jul 12, 2019
KING, PETER
· Jun 19, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 13, 2019
Olson, Pete
· Jun 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2876: American Students Abroad Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2876/
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"H.R. 2876: American Students Abroad Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2876/.
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H.R. 2876, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2876/.
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