Refugee Protection Act of 2022
Latest action · Dec 22, 2022 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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.
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.
- IntroducedDec 22, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Refugee Protection Act of 2022
This bill modifies provisions related to asylum seekers and addresses related issues.
For example, the bill (1) eliminates the statutory time limit for applying for asylum (currently one year after arriving in the United States), (2) establishes stateless protected status for individuals who are not considered a national by any country under that country’s law, and (3) requires the goal for refugee admissions for any given fiscal year to be no fewer than 125,000.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 22, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Dec 22, 2022 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Dec 22, 2022 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Dec 22, 2022 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Dec 22, 2022 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Dec 22, 2022 |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Original | Dec 22, 2022 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Dec 22, 2022 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Dec 22, 2022 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Dec 22, 2022 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2022 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2022 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2022 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2022 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2022Introduced in House
- Dec 22, 2022Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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.
Related bills 9
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 901 | FAIR Proceedings Act | Related bill | Mar 23, 2021 |
| S 1135 | GRACE Act | Related bill | Apr 15, 2021 |
| HR 1333 | NO BAN Act | Related bill | Apr 22, 2021 |
| S 1891 | NO BAN Act | Related bill | May 27, 2021 |
| HR 2237 | GRACE Act | Related bill | Oct 19, 2021 |
| S 5330 | Stateless Protection Act of 2022 | Related bill | Dec 21, 2022 |
| S 5353 | Refugee Protection Act of 2022 | Identical bill | Dec 21, 2022 |
| HR 7867 | Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| HR 9671 | Stateless Protection Act of 2022 | Related bill | Dec 22, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Refugee Protection Act of 2022
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2022Introduced in House
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