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US HR2146

US HR2146
GRACE Act Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act


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Introduced
04/09/2019
In Committee
05/15/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes. This bill establishes that the maximum number of refugees admitted each fiscal year shall be no less than 95,000 and that the maximum number shall be treated as the numerical goal for refugee admissions for the applicable fiscal year. The President may set a higher number if it is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. Currently, the number admitted each fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 unless the President determines that a higher number is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. The bill directs the President to take into consideration information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees when establishing the maximum admission number and making certain other related decisions. The President shall report to Congress quarterly on (1) the number of refugees admitted during the preceding quarter, (2) the number of aliens who were security-cleared during the preceding quarter, (3) a plan to reach the numerical goal for admitted refugees for that fiscal year, and (4) other related information.

AI Summary

This bill, the Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act or GRACE Act, amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal of at least 95,000 for the number of refugees to be admitted to the United States. The President may set a higher number if it is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. The bill also requires the President to consider information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees when establishing the maximum admission number and making certain other related decisions. Additionally, the bill directs the President to report to Congress quarterly on the number of refugees admitted, the number of applicants security-cleared, a plan to reach the numerical goal, and other relevant information.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (93)

Zoe Lofgren (D)* Nanette Barragán (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Joaquin Castro (D),  Judy Chu (D),  David Cicilline (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Jim Cooper (D),  Jason Crow (D),  Joe Cunningham (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Val Demings (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  John Garamendi (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Chuy García (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Brian Higgins (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  James Langevin (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  John Lewis (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Sean Maloney (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Frank Pallone (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  David Price (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  David Scott (D),  Donna Shalala (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  David Trone (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Peter Visclosky (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Peter Welch (D),  John Yarmuth (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 05/15/2019)

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