Topic
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
1,221
bills on this subject
Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 243. 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
243
bills in the 116th Congress.
Showing 1–30,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 4 | Calling for credible, transparent, and peaceful elections in Nigeria, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. | March 14, 2019 |
| HJRES 77 | Opposing the decision to end certain United States efforts to prevent Turkish military operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria. | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 246. | October 17, 2019 |
| HR 9040 | Protect Asylum Seekers Act | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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. | December 21, 2020 |
| HR 9039 | Practical Alternatives to Detention Act | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | December 21, 2020 |
| HR 8931 | Stop the Killing in Syria Act | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1193) | December 21, 2020 |
| HR 8913 | COVID–19 in Immigration Detention Data Transparency Act | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, 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. | December 9, 2020 |
| HR 8838 | Legal Immigration for the U.S. Act | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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. | December 2, 2020 |
| HR 8793 | Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | November 19, 2020 |
| HR 8555 | Vaccine Fairness Act of 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | October 9, 2020 |
| HR 8438 | Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | November 30, 2020 |
| HR 8428 | Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | December 8, 2020 |
| HR 7682 | Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020 | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | July 29, 2020 |
| HR 7669 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 368. | July 20, 2020 |
| HR 7617 | Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | August 12, 2020 |
| HR 7614 | Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362. | July 15, 2020 |
| HR 7608 | State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | July 30, 2020 |
| HR 7569 | Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. | July 9, 2020 |
| HR 7428 | Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. | June 30, 2020 |
| HR 7415 | Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. | June 30, 2020 |
| HR 6657 | WUHAN Rescissions Act | Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. | May 1, 2020 |
| HR 6637 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. | July 9, 2020 |
| HR 6481 | NO PORK Act | Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. | April 10, 2020 |
| HR 6379 | Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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. | March 23, 2020 |
| HR 6375 | To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures related to supply chain disruption risk, and for other purposes. | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | March 23, 2020 |
| HR 6321 | Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act | Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, Small Business, the Judiciary, and Agriculture, 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. | March 23, 2020 |
| HR 6094 | Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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. | March 5, 2020 |
| HR 6075 | Immigrants’ Mental Health Act of 2020 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations. | June 1, 2020 |
| HR 6034 | Hmong and Lao Refugee Deportation Prohibition Act of 2020 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | February 28, 2020 |
| HR 5971 | Case Backlog and Transparency Act of 2020 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. | March 10, 2020 |
| HR 5941 | Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. | April 3, 2020 |
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.