Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007
Latest action · Nov 2, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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.
- IntroducedSep 26, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State, with respect to each country containing a significant population of Iraqi refugees or internally displaced persons including Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Lebanon, to provide bilateral assistance or funding to international aid organizations and nongovernmental organizations for humanitarian assistance, including adequate food, shelter, clean drinking water, sanitation, health care, education, and security.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to assist Jordanian border police, immigration officers, and other individuals responsible for Jordanian border security in the security screening of Iraqi refugees.
Authorizes special immigrant status for an alien (and accompanying or joining spouse and children) who: (1) is a national of Iraq; (2) was employed by, or worked for or with, the U.S. government, U.S. companies, or nongovernmental organizations in Iraq on or after March 19, 2003, for at least one year; and (3) fears reprisal, persecution, injury, or death to the alien or the alien's family due to such employment. Directs the Secretary of State to provide such alien with protection or immediate removal from Iraq.
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for expedited processing of Iraqi refugees, with priority for Iraqis who: (1) were employed by the U.S. government, U.S. companies, or nongovernmental organizations; or (2) are members of vulnerable refugee populations, including Iraqis from ethnically mixed families and Iraqis who are members of religious or other minority groups.
Directs the Secretary of State to work with the international community to assist Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 26, 2007 to Feb 13, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Sep 26, 2007 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Oct 3, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Oct 3, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Oct 15, 2007 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 17, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Nov 13, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 14, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Dec 12, 2007 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Feb 13, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 26, 2007 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 26, 2007 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 2, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Sep 26, 2007Introduced in House
- Sep 26, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1987-1988)
- Sep 26, 2007Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1987 | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL | Sep 26, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To address the impending humanitarian crisis and security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and facilitating the resettlement of Iraqis at risk.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Administrative procedure
- Aliens
- Border patrols
- Boundaries
- Cameras
- Charities
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Data banks
- Department of Homeland Security
- Development credit institutions
- Displaced persons
- Drone aircraft
- Economic assistance
- Europe
- European Union
- Families
- Federal employees
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Identification devices
- Immigrants
- Immigration
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International cooperation
- International relief
- Iran
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Jordan
- Labor and Employment
- Latin America
- Law
- Lebanon
- Married people
- Middle East and North Africa
- Minorities
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Passports
- Police training
- Recruiting of employees
- Refugees
- Remote sensing
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Security measures
- Smuggling
- Social Welfare
- Syria
- Technical assistance
- Terrorism
- Turkey
- United Nations
- Visas
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 26, 2007Introduced in House
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