S 3299
118th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Saving Americans in Foreign Evacuations (SAFE) Act
Introduced: November 14, 2023
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Nov 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Saving Americans in Foreign Evacuations (SAFE) Act
This bill provides that U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents evacuating Israel in response to the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas and the resulting armed conflict shall not be required to reimburse the U.S. government for emergency travel organized by the Department of State during FY2024.
The State Department shall report to Congress on the feasibility of expanding funding of such evacuations worldwide in future crises.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1