HR 5102
117th Congress
House
International Affairs
Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government lending and loan guarantees
Military operations and strategy
Transportation costs
Flights for Freedom Act
Introduced: August 24, 2021
Introduced by:
Tenney, Claudia
Republican
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2021
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 24, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 24, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Flights for Freedom Act
This bill prohibits the U.S. government from charging U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents for their evacuation during the withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan.
Specifically, the Department of State must waive repayment for travel expenses incurred on behalf of such an individual as part of the evacuation from Afghanistan. Similarly, no federal employee may solicit or accept funds from such an individual as a condition of using government-provided transportation to repatriate the individual to the United States.
What's happening now
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committees of jurisdiction
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