Introduced in House Passed House Introduced in Senate Passed Senate To President Became Law
02/13/2020          

Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2020

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02/13/2020 Introduced in House Open

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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION H. R. 5895 

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate 
the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2020 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 

1956 to eliminate the repatriation loan program, and 
for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1

tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Leave No Americans 4

Behind Act of 2020’’. 5

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REPATRIATION LOANS BY DE-6

PARTMENT OF STATE. 7

Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities 8

Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671) is amended— 9

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(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ‘‘, on 1

a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent prac-2

ticable, with such reimbursements to be credited to 3

the applicable Department of State appropriation 4

and to remain available until expended, except that 5

no reimbursement under this clause shall be paid 6

that is greater than the amount the person evacu-7

ated would have been charged for a reasonable com-8

mercial air fare immediately prior to the events giv-9

ing rise to the evacuation’’; and 10

(2) by striking subsection (d). 11

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Picture Name From Date Type
Debbie Dingell D-MI 02/13/2020 Sponsor
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY 04/07/2020 Cosponsor
Eleanor Norton D-DC 03/26/2020 Cosponsor
Joe Neguse D-CO 04/07/2020 Cosponsor
James McGovern D-MA 02/13/2020 Cosponsor
Alan Lowenthal D-CA 03/26/2020 Cosponsor
Barbara Lee D-CA 03/26/2020 Cosponsor
Jim Costa D-CA 04/07/2020 Cosponsor
Steve Cohen D-TN 04/07/2020 Cosponsor
Judy Chu D-CA 04/07/2020 Cosponsor
Julia Brownley D-CA 04/07/2020 Cosponsor
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Date Branch Action
02/13/2020 President Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Action By: House of Representatives
02/13/2020 President Introduced in HouseAction By: House of Representatives
Summary
There is one summary for H.R.5895. View summaries Shown Here:Introduced in House (02/13/2020) Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2020 This bill eliminates the loan repatriation program, which requires persons who need to be evacuated from foreign countries during situations such as war or natural disasters to reimburse the U.S. government for certain evacuation costs.
Shown Here:Introduced in House (02/13/2020) Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2020 This bill eliminates the loan repatriation program, which requires persons who need to be evacuated from foreign countries during situations such as war or natural disasters to reimburse the U.S. government for certain evacuation costs.
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