To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Latest action · Jul 16, 2008 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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.
- IntroducedJun 20, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes in the Executive Office of the President the position of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons who shall: (1) develop and implement U.S. policies, and coordinate federal functions, to address the protection, resettlement, and assistance needs of Iraqi refugees and displaced persons; (2) monitor the development and implementation of assistance strategies to countries in the Middle East hosting Iraqi refugees; (3) ensure that the President's budget requests to Congress are sufficient to meet the needs of such persons, including providing assistance for international efforts on behalf of such persons; (4) serve as principal liaison with the government of Iraq and the international community and organizations that are assisting such persons; and (5) ensure that the U.S. government will encourage refugee returns only when conditions permit safe and voluntary returns.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2008 to Sep 15, 2008; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jun 20, 2008 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Jun 20, 2008 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Jun 20, 2008 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jun 20, 2008 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 25, 2008 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 10, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 15, 2008 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 15, 2008 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 20, 2008Markup Jul 16, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 16, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 20, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 9, 2008H.R. 6328, A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 16, 2008</p>
- Sep 9, 2008H.R. 6328, A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugeesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 16, 2008
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-209 | VARIOUS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS132 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jul 16, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3177 | A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees. | Identical bill | Jun 23, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
