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Introduced
11/21/2019
11/21/2019
In Committee
12/19/2019
12/19/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes. 1
AI Summary
This bill aims to strengthen the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, including by modifying the definition of refugee, eliminating time limits on asylum applications, expanding employment authorization for asylum seekers and others, and improving refugee resettlement processes. It also provides for the establishment of designated processing centers in the Western Hemisphere to strengthen regional capacity to process and adjudicate refugee and asylum claims. Additionally, the bill includes provisions to improve special immigrant visa programs for individuals who have assisted the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan. Overall, the bill seeks to enhance humanitarian protections and improve the processing of those seeking refuge in the United States.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (45)
Zoe Lofgren (D)*,
Don Beyer (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Joaquin Castro (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Lou Correa (D),
Jason Crow (D),
Madeleine Dean (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Eliot Engel (D),
Veronica Escobar (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Sylvia Garcia (D),
Chuy García (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Brian Higgins (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Joe Neguse (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Albio Sires (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Eric Swalwell (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Peter Visclosky (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (on 12/19/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5210/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5210/BILLS-116hr5210ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5210/BILLS-116hr5210ih.pdf.pdf |
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