GRACE Act
Latest action · May 15, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act or the GRACE Act
This bill establishes that the maximum number of refugees admitted each fiscal year shall be no less than 95,000 and that the maximum number shall be treated as the numerical goal for refugee admissions for the applicable fiscal year. The President may set a higher number if it is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
Currently, the number admitted each fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 unless the President determines that a higher number is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
The bill directs the President to take into consideration information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees when establishing the maximum admission number and making certain other related decisions. The President shall report to Congress quarterly on (1) the number of refugees admitted during the preceding quarter, (2) the number of aliens who were security-cleared during the preceding quarter, (3) a plan to reach the numerical goal for admitted refugees for that fiscal year, and (4) other related information.
Cosponsors 92
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2019 to Aug 28, 2020, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Apr 9, 2019 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 19, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jun 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-SC | Joe Cunningham | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Aug 2, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Sep 3, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 3, 2019 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 20, 2019 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Sep 20, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Oct 4, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Oct 30, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Aug 28, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1088 | GRACE Act | Identical bill | Apr 9, 2019 |
| S 2936 | Refugee Protection Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
| HR 5210 | Refugee Protection Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 19, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2019Introduced in House
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