Topic
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
1,259
bills on this subject
Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 247. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
110th to 119th
166
bills in the 114th Congress.
Showing 1–30,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 152 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States and the international community should support the Republic of Iraq and its people to recognize a province in the Nineveh Plain region, consistent with lawful expressions of self-determination by its indigenous peoples. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | September 9, 2016 | |
| HCONRES 125 | Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026. | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356. | March 23, 2016 | |
| HCONRES 94 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the treatment of State Governors who have made a determination with respect to Syrian refugees. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | December 4, 2015 | |
| HCONRES 77 | Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | September 16, 2015 | |
| HCONRES 75 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL against religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria include war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | March 15, 2016 | |
| HCONRES 28 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the President's executive amnesty is illegal notwithstanding passage of H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | April 21, 2015 | |
| HJRES 99 | Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. | September 28, 2016 | |
| HR 6510 | Save the Children Act of 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | December 22, 2016 | |
| HR 6209 | To reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes. | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | September 28, 2016 | |
| HR 6175 | To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the removal of aliens identified in the terrorist screening database, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | October 11, 2016 | |
| HR 6110 | Allow State Sovereignty Upon Refugee Entry (ASSURE) Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | October 11, 2016 | |
| HR 6006 | Lost Boys and Girls RISE Act | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | September 13, 2016 | |
| HR 5961 | Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2016 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1231-1232) | September 9, 2016 | |
| HR 5926 | Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 541. | July 22, 2016 | |
| HR 5912 | Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 537. | July 15, 2016 | |
| HR 5851 | Refugee Protection Act of 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. | August 17, 2016 | |
| HR 5850 | Secure the Northern Triangle Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | September 19, 2016 | |
| HR 5816 | To suspend, and subsequently terminate, the admission of certain refugees, to examine the impact on the national security of the United States of admitting refugees, to examine the costs of providing benefits to such individuals, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | August 11, 2016 | |
| HR 5804 | No Resettlement Without Consent Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | August 11, 2016 | |
| HR 5735 | Protecting Girls' Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | July 12, 2016 | |
| HR 5732 | Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | November 16, 2016 | |
| HR 5631 | Iran Accountability Act of 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. | July 15, 2016 | |
| HR 5203 | Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10. | May 25, 2016 | |
| HR 5141 | Central American Amnesty Termination Act of 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | May 17, 2016 | |
| HR 4909 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 502. | May 26, 2016 | |
| HR 4856 | To make aliens associated with a criminal gang inadmissible, deportable, and ineligible for various forms of relief. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | April 28, 2016 | |
| HR 4847 | CUBA Act of 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | April 28, 2016 | |
| HR 4798 | Reuniting Families Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | April 1, 2016 | |
| HR 4731 | Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 9. | March 16, 2016 | |
| HR 4720 | Expedited Family Reunification Act of 2016 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. | April 1, 2016 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.