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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
International Affairs
AfghanistanAsiaConflicts and warsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment lending and loan guaranteesMilitary operations and strategyTransportation costs
Flights for Freedom Act
USA117th CongressHR-5102| House
| Updated: 9/30/2021
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.
AfghanistanAsiaConflicts and warsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment lending and loan guaranteesMilitary operations and strategyTransportation costs