Save Christians from Genocide Act
Latest action · Jan 13, 2017 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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Save Christians from Genocide Act
This bill recognizes that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of genocide.
The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for expedited visa processing and shall ensure that such applications receive first priority among refugee and (family- or employment-based) immigrant applications for an alien who:
- is a citizen or national of Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, or Libya, or in the case of an alien having no nationality, whose country of last habitual residence was Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, or Libya;
- is a Christian or Yazidi; and
- is seeking refugee or immigrant admission to the United States.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2017 to Mar 28, 2017; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jan 13, 2017 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Mar 28, 2017 |
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 Jan 13, 2017 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jan 13, 2017 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2017 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H476)
- Jan 13, 2017Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
- Jan 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H476 | Dana Rohrabacher R-CA | Jan 13, 2017 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 9, January 13, 2017, page H548.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4017 | Save Christians from Genocide Act | Reintroduction of | Dec 4, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To recognize that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of genocide, and to provide for the expedited processing of immigrant and refugee visas for such individuals, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Save Christians from Genocide Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2017Introduced 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.
