{"bill":{"id":"117-hr-5085","congress":117,"type":"HR","number":5085,"title":"Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2021-08-24","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"N000015","fullName":"Rep. Neal, Richard E. 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(consideration: CR S6431)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-31","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4415)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H4415)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4415)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Committee on the Budget discharged.","type":"Discharge","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Committee on the Budget discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Committee on Ways and Means discharged.","type":"Discharge","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Committee on Ways and Means discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Mr. Davis, Danny K. asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2021-08-24","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>","updateDate":"2025-05-28T14:36:39Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":713,"ts":"2026-04-15T04:55:38.043Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Emergency%20Repatriation%20Assistance%20for%20Returning%20Americans%20Ac"}]}}