House Passes Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act

by Gary Kopycinski on January 26, 2010

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2010. Today the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed, S. 2949, legislation to provide crucial assistance to American survivors of the earthquake in Haiti. Following such events abroad, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) uses the Repatriation program to reimburse States for the costs necessary to provide temporary assistance for returning Americans including medical care, a flight home, and food assistance.