UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018
Latest action · Jul 19, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018
This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to recognize the refugee status of a Palestinian receiving assistance through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) if such person, or the person's spouse or minor child:
- resided, between June 1946 and May 1948, in the region controlled by Britain known as Mandatory Palestine;
- was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict; and
- has not accepted an offer of legal residency status, citizenship, or other permanent adjustment in status in another country.
In applying such criteria to refugees under UNRWA it shall be U.S. policy, consistent with the definition of a refugee under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that:
- derivative refugee status may only be extended to the spouse or minor child of such a refugee, and
- an alien who was firmly resettled in any country is not eligible to retain refugee status.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2018 to Aug 14, 2018; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Jul 19, 2018 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Jul 31, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Aug 14, 2018 |
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 Jul 19, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2018Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 122, July 19, 2018, page H6589.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS22967 | U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians Archived | Report | Dec 12, 2018 |
| IN10964 | Decision to Stop U.S. Funding of UNRWA (for Palestinian Refugees) Archived | Insight | Sep 7, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the policy of the United States with respect to contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arab-Israeli relations
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Conflicts and wars
- Family relationships
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Gaza Strip
- Immigration status and procedures
- International Affairs
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Middle East
- Military education and training
- Palestinians
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Syria
- Terrorism
- United Nations
- West Bank
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2018Introduced 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.
