A resolution recognizing January 27, 2019, as the anniversary of the first refugee and Muslim ban, and urging the President to demonstrate true leadership on refugee resettlement.
Latest action · Jan 28, 2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S701)
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 28, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution recognizes January 27, 2019, as the second anniversary of the executive order suspending the admission of individuals and refugees from specified Muslim-majority countries.
It also affirms this Nation's proud history of refugee settlement, emphasizes the importance of the United States Refugee Admissions Program as a critical tool for U.S. global leadership, and calls upon the U.S. government to resettle a robust number of refugees to meet its share of the global need during FY2019-FY2020.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 28, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jan 28, 2019 |
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- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 28, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S701)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
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- Jan 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
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