Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.
Latest action · Jun 20, 2023 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.
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 20, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution reaffirms the U.S. commitment to protect the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and asylum seekers. The resolution calls upon the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to partner with the international community to solve existing conflicts, prevent new conflicts from emerging, and tackle the root causes of involuntary migration.
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 20, 2023 to Jun 25, 2024; 53 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 20, 2023 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jun 25, 2024 |
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 20, 2023 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 20, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 20, 2023Referred 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.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 258 | A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world. | Related bill | Jun 20, 2023 |
| HRES 1314 | Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world. | Related bill | Jun 21, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2023Introduced in House
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