Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 18, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10438)
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 10, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide special immigrant status to an Iraqi national (and spouse or child of such alien) who: (1) worked directly with the U.S. government, the United Nations, certified government or U.N. contractor or subcontractor, or U.S.-based nongovernmental organization for at least one year; and (2) has a not manifestly unfounded fear of persecution, violence, or harm to the alien or the alien's family because of such work.
Sets forth annual entry limits through FY2011 for such aliens.
Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) provide such aliens who are in imminent danger with protection, including temporary housing on U.S. military bases or at provincial reconstruction team offices or immediate removal from Iraq; and (2) establish at least five alien processing facilities in Iraq.
Establishes in the Department of State a Special Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, to be based at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. States that the Special Coordinator shall be responsible for the development and implementation of policies and programs for Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons, and shall establish a related inter-agency task force.
Directs the Secretary of State to seek to negotiate a bilateral refugee resettlement agreement with each country containing a significant population of displaced Iraqis, including Jordan, Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon.
Increases FY2007-FY2008 refugee admissions for persons who are not not firmly settled in a foreign country and who are of humanitarian concern to the United States in order to admit Iraqi refugees. Sets forth priority groups.
Revises the authority of the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security to determine that security and related grounds for inadmissibility shall not apply to an individual or a group.
Waives the FY2008-FY2009 funding cap for the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund.
Authorizes appropriations to specified entities and agencies for Iraqi refugee-related assistance.
Cosponsors 76
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2007 to Feb 7, 2008, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | May 10, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 10, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 21, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 24, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 5, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 11, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jun 13, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Jun 15, 2007 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10438)
- Jul 23, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8189-8190)
- Jun 27, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7208)
- Jun 26, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7079)
- Jun 25, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative fees
- Administrative procedure
- Alien labor
- Aliens
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Charities
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of State
- Displaced persons
- Economic assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- Embassies
- Europe
- Evidence (Law)
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Homosexuality
- Identification of criminals
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- International relief
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Jordan
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Lebanon
- Married people
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Minorities
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Passports
- Political persecution
- Refugees
- Religion
- Religions
- Right of asylum
- Security measures
- Social Welfare
- Subcontractors
- Syria
- Terrorism
- Translating and interpreting
- Treaties
- Turkey
- United Nations
- Visas
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2007Introduced in House
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