Special Envoy for Refugees Act

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Bill Number

HR 5791

Introduced

Feb 6, 2020

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Immigration status and procedures Interagency Council on Homelessness International Affairs Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

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Special Envoy for Refugees Act

This bill requires the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Refugees whose duties shall include (1) representing the United States in diplomacy related to global displacement, migration, refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced and stateless individuals; and (2) leading interagency coordination to oversee research related to the global refugee crisis and the U.S. refugee program.

Actions

Mar 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Feb 6, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Feb 6, 2020

Introduced in House

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