H.R. 3078: Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2015
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H.R. 3078: Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-15 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2015
Plain summary
Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2015 Establishes the Commission on Americans Living Abroad which shall conduct a study of how federal laws and policies affect U.S. citizens living abroad, including civilians and members of the Armed Forces. Requires the head of any federal agency that is affected by a recommendation in the report required by this Act to submit a response to the President, Congress, and the Commission.
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Official text
Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3078.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr3078 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114