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H.R. 5800 117th Congress House

Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2021

Official title: To establish a commission to study how Federal laws and policies affect United States citizens living in foreign countries.

Introduced: November 1, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Nov 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 1, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, 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 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2021

This bill establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad, which must report on how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces.

Each federal agency affected by a recommendation in the report shall submit a response to the President, Congress, and the commission.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Republican 1
D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Dec 6, 2022
Kildee, Daniel
· Aug 12, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 1, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 22, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 13, 2022
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 6, 2022
Levin, Andy
· Jan 10, 2022
Delgado, Antonio
· Dec 2, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Nov 1, 2021
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Nov 1, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 1, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5800: Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5800/
MLA
"H.R. 5800: Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5800/.
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H.R. 5800, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5800/.
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