PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 24, 2002
Federal Employees, Uniformed Service and Foreign Service Members Humanitarian Travel Act of 2002 - Authorizes the head of an agency to pay the travel expenses of family and agency representatives to support the needs of certain employees traveling on official business who abandon or interrupt their travel assignments prior to completion because of an incapacitating illness or injury.Authorizes an agency head, the Secretary of Defense or the military department concerned, or the Secretary of State with regard to members of the Foreign Service to pay the travel expenses of employees involved in a disaster or other catastrophic event, their family representatives, and agency representatives to, from, and at the site of such disaster or such catastrophic event, the site of a memorial service related to such disaster or event, and any other location as determined by the appropriate official.
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Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] · R–MD
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Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
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