S. 1828HAVANA Act of 2021

1 recorded action232 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Susan M. Collins [R-ME]
Cosponsors: 19 · 10 Democrats · 8 Republicans · 1 Independent
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Latest action: Oct 8, 2021 · Became Public Law No: 117-46.

IntroducedMay 25, 2021
Passed the SenateJun 7, 2021
Passed the HouseSep 21, 2021
Sent to the PresidentSep 27, 2021
Became lawOct 8, 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act of 2021 or the HAVANA Act of 2021

This bill specifically authorizes the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of State, and other agencies to provide payments to agency personnel who incur brain injuries from hostilities while on assignment.

Specifically, the bill allows agency personnel and their families to receive payments for brain injuries that are incurred (1) during a period of assignment to a foreign or domestic duty station; (2) in connection with war, insurgency, hostile acts, terrorist activity, or other agency-designated incidents; and (3) not as the result of willful misconduct.

The bill's authority applies to injuries incurred before, on, or after the date of the bill's enactment. Agencies must submit classified reports on the bill's implementation, including the number of payments made and the amount of each payment.

Since 2016, some intelligence, diplomatic, and other governmental personnel have reported experiencing unusual cognitive and neurological impairments while on assignment (particularly abroad), the source of which is currently under investigation. Symptoms were first reported by personnel stationed in Cuba and have since been collectively referred to as Havana Syndrome.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 1828 as public Law on Oct 8, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 265

House Sep 21, 2021

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

HAVANA Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

427 Yea 0 Nay 4 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members431 members

Democratic219 members

Republican212 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors19 · 10 Democrats · 8 Republicans · 1 Independent

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 1828 and vote against it. 10 signed when it was filed.

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S. 1828HAVANA Act of 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 265

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors19 · 10 Democrats · 8 Republicans · 1 Independent

S. 1828HAVANA Act of 2021

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 265

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors19 · 10 Democrats · 8 Republicans · 1 Independent

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