118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6511 — Justifiable Use of Money for Peace Act

“To prohibit the United States from soliciting or accepting funds from United States citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States as a condition of their repatriation from Israel and other nations during the period of evacuation, as a result of the Hamas terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.”

International affairs

Introduced Nov 29, 2023

Last action Nov 29, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Nov 29, 2023

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Referred

Nov 29, 2023

Foreign Affairs

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits the U.S. government from charging U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents for their evacuation during the period of evacuation from Israel as a result of the Hamas terrorist attacks. Specifically, the Department of State must waive repayment for travel expenses incurred on behalf of such an individual as part of the evacuation from Israel. 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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Nov 29, 2023

Introduced in House

Nov 29, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.