3.0.0 5102 2023-03-08T19:58:36Z 2023-10-21T16:27:09Z House HR 2021-08-24 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TENNEY:H.R. 5102.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority upon which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to make appropriations that place acondition on an expenditure, as enumerated in Article I,Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.[Page H4489]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2021-09-30T13:11:43Z Referred to 2021-08-24T16:01:50Z 2021-09-30 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2021-09-30 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2021-08-24 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2021-08-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-08-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000478 Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22] Claudia Tenney R NY 22 N M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2021-08-24 True T000165 Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] Thomas Tiffany R WI P. 7 2021-08-24 True J000304 Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] Ronny Jackson R TX 13 2021-09-29 False I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 50 2021-09-29 False K000397 Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-39] Young Kim R CA 39 2021-09-30 False 2021-11-29T16:03:00Z H.R. 5102, Flights for Freedom Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57639 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on September 30, 2021 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 International Affairs 00 2021-08-24 Introduced in House 2021-09-19T20:25:26Z 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.

]]> Flights for Freedom Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the United States from soliciting or accepting funds from American citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States as a condition of their repatriation from Afghanistan during the period of evacuation related to the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from Afghanistan, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Flights for Freedom Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Flights for Freedom Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5102ih/xml/BILLS-117hr5102ih.xml 2021-09-30 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.