Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007
Latest action · Sep 18, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10438)
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.
- 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; 2 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jun 15, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jun 20, 2007 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 25, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 27, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| R-VA | Tom Davis | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 16, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jul 23, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jul 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 31, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 31, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Jul 31, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Aug 2, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Aug 3, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Sep 7, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 10, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Sep 17, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 19, 2007 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 26, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Oct 2, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Oct 16, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Oct 31, 2007 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Dec 18, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Dec 19, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Feb 7, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 10, 2007 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 25, 2007 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred May 10, 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.
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11074 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Oct 2, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10438 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Sep 18, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8189 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Jul 23, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8176 | Lynn C. Woolsey D-CA | Jul 19, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7208 | Earl Blumenauer D-OR | Jun 27, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, to assist Iraqi refugees, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007
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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