# 116-hr-6376: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to exempt the reimbursement for certain travel to return to the United States, and for other purposes.

116-hr-6376, To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to exempt the reimbursement for certain travel to return to the United States, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6376
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to exempt the reimbursement for certain travel to return to the United States, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-03-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill waives certain requirements related to Department of State travel reimbursement and loan programs in the event that the federal government has issued a travel alert or warning related to a communicable disease. Specifically, the bill waives (1) a limitation specifying that the amount of reimbursement for the evacuation of a private individual may not be greater than the amount that the evacuee would have paid for reasonable commercial airfare immediately prior to the events giving rise to the evacuation; and (2) various requirements related to State Department repatriation loans, such as those requiring the borrower to provide a verifiable address and Social Security number when applying.

## Cosponsors (35)

- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6376 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6376)

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