Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.
Latest action · Sep 24, 2019 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseSep 24, 2019
Summary
This resolution reaffirms the bipartisan commitment to promoting the safety, health, education, and well-being of refugees and persons displaced by war, persecution and violence. It also calls upon the Department of State and the Ambassador to the United Nations to continue supporting robust funding for refugee protection and humanitarian response overseas and resettlement in the United States.
Cosponsors 74
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2019 to Sep 6, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jun 14, 2019 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Jun 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jun 14, 2019 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jun 18, 2019 |
Committees 2
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 Jun 14, 2019Markup Jun 20, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2019 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2019Mr. Levin (MI) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 24, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7886-7888)
- Sep 24, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 444.
- Sep 24, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7886-7887)
- Sep 24, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jun 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 20, 2019Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
- Jun 14, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2019Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1224 | Ted Lieu D-CA | Sep 27, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7886–H7888Text printed H7886 | Andy Levin D-MI, Michael T. McCaul R-TX | Sep 24, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-49 | MARKUP OF H.R. 3190, BURMA Act of 2019; H.R. 2327, Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act; H.R. 1632, Southeast Asia Strategy Act; H.R. 3252, Global Respect Act; H.Res. 259, H.Res. 432, H.Res. 441, H.Res. 444, H.R. 2229, First Responders Passport Act of 2019204 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 20, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Conflicts and wars
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Religion
- Sex offenses
- United Nations
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jun 14, 2019Introduced 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 resolution 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.
