3.0.0 3674 2023-01-11T20:29:15Z 2023-01-11T20:29:15Z House H HR 2007-09-26 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-02T14:26:59Z Referred to 2007-09-26T14:01:15Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-09-26T14:01:10Z 2007-11-02 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Committee 2007-09-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-09-26 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-26 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1987-1988) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 N I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 2 2007-09-26 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2007-09-26 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2007-10-01 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2007-10-01 False D000355 Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15] JOHN DINGELL D MI D. 15 2007-10-01 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2007-10-03 False W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2007-10-03 False H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2007-10-15 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2007-10-17 False C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 7 2007-11-13 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2007-11-14 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2007-12-12 False S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2008-02-13 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2008-02-13 False International Affairs Administrative procedure Aliens Border patrols Boundaries Cameras Charities Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Department of Homeland Security Development credit institutions Displaced persons Drone aircraft Economic assistance Europe European Union Families Federal employees Foreign Trade and International Finance Identification devices Immigrants Immigration International agencies International cooperation International relief Iran Iraq Iraq compilation Jordan Labor and Employment Latin America Law Lebanon Married people Middle East and North Africa Minorities Nongovernmental organizations Organization of American States (OAS) Passports Police training Recruiting of employees Refugees Remote sensing Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Smuggling Social Welfare Syria Technical assistance Terrorism Turkey United Nations Visas International Affairs 00 2007-09-26 Introduced in House 2007-10-01T20:53:40Z Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State, with respect to each country containing a significant population of Iraqi refugees or internally displaced persons including Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Lebanon, to provide bilateral assistance or funding to international aid organizations and nongovernmental organizations for humanitarian assistance, including adequate food, shelter, clean drinking water, sanitation, health care, education, and security.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to assist Jordanian border police, immigration officers, and other individuals responsible for Jordanian border security in the security screening of Iraqi refugees.

Authorizes special immigrant status for an alien (and accompanying or joining spouse and children) who: (1) is a national of Iraq; (2) was employed by, or worked for or with, the U.S. government, U.S. companies, or nongovernmental organizations in Iraq on or after March 19, 2003, for at least one year; and (3) fears reprisal, persecution, injury, or death to the alien or the alien's family due to such employment. Directs the Secretary of State to provide such alien with protection or immediate removal from Iraq.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for expedited processing of Iraqi refugees, with priority for Iraqis who: (1) were employed by the U.S. government, U.S. companies, or nongovernmental organizations; or (2) are members of vulnerable refugee populations, including Iraqis from ethnically mixed families and Iraqis who are members of religious or other minority groups.

Directs the Secretary of State to work with the international community to assist Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.

]]> Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To address the impending humanitarian crisis and security breakdown as a result of the mass influx of Iraqi refugees into neighboring countries, and the growing internally displaced population in Iraq, by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and facilitating the resettlement of Iraqis at risk. Introduced in House IH Display Title Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3674ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3674ih.xml 2007-11-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.