S 1575
116th Congress
Senate
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American Students Abroad Act
Introduced: May 21, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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