US SB1575 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on May 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of State to periodically share with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) U.S. embassy and consulate reports relating to a death of a U.S. citizen aboard. The Department of Health and Human Services shall expand CDC programs and activities related to the surveillance of deaths of U.S. citizens abroad.
Title
American Students Abroad Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
| Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2876 (Related) 2019-05-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Criminal justice information and records
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Higher education
International affairs
International exchange and broadcasting
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Higher education
International affairs
International exchange and broadcasting
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1575/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1575/BILLS-116s1575is.pdf |
