Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 14, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013 - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct a study regarding the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish as head of the Office an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Refugee and Asylee Resettlement. (Currently, the head of such Office is a Director.)
Revises the refugee grant and contract assistance allocation formula.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to: (1) report to Congress regarding states experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration; and (2) expand the Office's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities to include data on mental and physical medical cases, housing needs, and refugee employment.
Directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide refugee resettlement guidance to appropriate national, state, and local entities.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2013 to Feb 27, 2014; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Original | Apr 26, 2013 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 9, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Feb 27, 2014 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2013 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Apr 26, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2013Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2394.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 883 | Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013 | Related bill | May 7, 2013 |
| S 1850 | Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013 | Related bill | Dec 18, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health information and medical records
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration
- Language arts
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2013Introduced 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.
