3.0.0 4017 2023-01-11T13:29:23Z 2023-01-11T13:29:23Z House HR 2015-11-16 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 168 (Monday, November 16, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROHRABACHER:H.R. 4017.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution whichgives Congress the power ``To establish an uniform Rule ofNaturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject ofBankruptcies throughout the United States.''[Page H8241]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-04T17:19:42Z Referred to 2015-11-16T19:02:20Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-11-16T19:02:25Z Save Christians from Genocide Act 114 3942 HR 2015-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS 2015-12-04 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-11-16 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-11-16 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-16 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 N K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 2015-11-16 True C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2015-11-16 True J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2015-11-16 True D000533 Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] JOHN DUNCAN R TN J. 2 2015-11-16 True K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2015-11-16 True W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10] Daniel Webster R FL 10 2015-11-16 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2015-11-16 True H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2016-01-05 False S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2016-01-05 False B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2016-02-12 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2016-11-14 False Immigration Africa Asia Immigration status and procedures Iran Iraq Libya Middle East Pakistan Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Syria Visas and passports War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity Immigration 00 2015-11-16 Introduced in House 2015-11-18T20:45:43Z Save Christians from Genocide Act

This bill recognizes that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of genocide.

The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for expedited visa processing and shall ensure that such applications receive first priority among refugee and (family- or employment-based) immigrant applications for an alien who:

  • is a citizen or national of Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, or Libya, or in the case of an alien having no nationality, whose country of last habitual residence was Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, or Libya;
  • is a Christian or Yazidi; and
  • is seeking refugee or immigrant admission to the United States.
]]> Save Christians from Genocide Act Display Title Save Christians from Genocide Act Official Title as Introduced To recognize that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of genocide, and to provide for the expedited processing of immigrant and refugee visas for such individuals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Save Christians from Genocide Act Introduced in House 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4017ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4017ih.xml 2015-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.