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HR 5085 117th Congress House Social Welfare Conflicts and wars Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Emergency planning and evacuation Poverty and welfare assistance

Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act

Introduced: August 24, 2021 Introduced by: Neal, Richard E. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 31, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 31, 2021
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6431)
Aug 31, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6431)
Aug 31, 2021
Presented to President.
Aug 31, 2021
Became Public Law No: 117-39.
Aug 31, 2021
Signed by President.
Aug 24, 2021
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4415)
Aug 24, 2021
Mr. Davis, Danny K. asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Aug 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Aug 24, 2021
Introduced in House
Aug 24, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Aug 24, 2021
Committee on the Budget discharged.
Aug 24, 2021
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Aug 24, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 24, 2021
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4415)
Aug 24, 2021
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H4415)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act

This bill increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2021 and FY2022 for temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. Under current law, the Department of Health and Human Services may provide assistance such as money payments and medical care to these individuals on a temporary basis. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending that is exempt from pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules and other budget enforcement procedures.

What's happening now August 31, 2021

Became Public Law No: 117-39.

 Bill text 6 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 24, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5085: Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5085/
MLA
"H.R. 5085: Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5085/.
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H.R. 5085, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5085/.
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