Refugee Protection Act of 2001
Latest action · Aug 2, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Revises provisions respecting inspection of aliens seeking U.S. admission, including requiring: (1) an alien to be informed of certain rights prior to removal or withdrawal of his or her admission application, and (2) review of a removal order by an immigration judge, with the right of the alien to personally appear and be represented (at his or her expense).
Exempts from expedited removal procedures certain Western Hemisphere nationals or unaccompanied children.
Revises the procedure used to determine whether an applicant for asylum has a credible fear of persecution.
Eliminates certain: (1) limitations on judicial review of exclusion orders or asylum claims; (2) time limits on asylum applications; (3) numerical limitations on asylee adjustments; and (4) numerical limitations on population control-related refugee admissions.
Makes certain mandatory asylee detention provisions discretionary.
Directs the Attorney General to: (1) develop alternatives to detention of asylum seekers, including supervised shelters and noninstitutional settings for minors; (2) enter into contracts with nongovernmental agencies for alternative detention programs; and (3) establish a National Legal Orientation Support and Training Center.
Requires asylum seekers not eligible for parole or alternative detention to be detained only in Immigration and Naturalization Service or approved facilities.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2001 to Jun 25, 2002, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bob Graham | Original | Aug 2, 2001 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Aug 2, 2001 |
| I-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Aug 2, 2001 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Aug 2, 2001 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Aug 2, 2001 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Aug 2, 2001 |
| D-MN | Paul D. Wellstone | Sep 4, 2001 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Apr 8, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Arlen Specter | Jun 7, 2002 | |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Jun 25, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Aug 2, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Aug 2, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 8/3/2001 S8719-8721)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4074 | Refugee Protection Act of 2002 | Identical bill | May 6, 2002 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative remedies
- Agriculture and Food
- Alien labor
- Aliens
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Clergy
- Congress
- Congressional oversight
- Counseling
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Justice
- Deportation
- Detention of persons
- Diet
- Due process of law
- Education
- Employee training
- Employment agencies
- English language
- Evidence (Law)
- Families
- Family planning and birth control
- Federal employees
- Foster home care
- Government Operations and Politics
- Group homes
- Group homes for children
- Health
- Housing and Community Development
- Human rights
- Immigrant education
- Immigrant health
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- Job hunting
- Judicial review of administrative acts
- Kidnapping
- Labor and Employment
- Language and languages
- Law
- Legal services
- Limitation of actions
- Mental health services
- Nonprofit organizations
- Parole
- Political persecution
- Refugees
- Religion
- Right of asylum
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Social workers
- Telephone
- Torture
- Translating and interpreting
- Vocational and technical education
- Western Hemisphere
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