3.0.0 5851 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z House HR 2016-07-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. LOFGREN:H.R. 5851.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.[Page H5014]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee Referred to 2016-08-17T20:50:56Z Referred to 2016-07-14T13:16:25Z hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2016-08-12T14:47:32Z Referred to 2016-07-14T13:16:35Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2016-08-10T16:59:01Z Referred to 2016-07-14T13:16:20Z hsbu00 Budget Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-07-14T13:16:30Z Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016 114 4646 HR 2016-04-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016 114 2540 S 2016-02-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S876-877) Related bill CRS Refugee Protection Act of 2016 114 3241 S 2016-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5167-5168) Related bill CRS 2016-08-17 hswm03 Work and Welfare Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. Committee 2016-08-12 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Committee 2016-08-10 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2016-07-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2016-07-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsbu00 Budget Committee 2016-07-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2016-07-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, and 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-14 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, and 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 N C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2016-07-14 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2016-07-14 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2016-07-14 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2016-07-14 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2016-07-14 True B000287 Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-34] XAVIER BECERRA D CA 34 2016-07-14 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2016-07-14 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2016-07-14 True C001038 Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] JOSEPH CROWLEY D NY 14 2016-07-14 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2016-07-14 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2016-07-14 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2016-07-14 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2016-07-14 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] Doris Matsui D CA O. 6 2016-07-14 True M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2016-07-14 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2016-07-14 True O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2016-07-14 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2016-07-14 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2016-07-14 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2016-07-14 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2016-07-14 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2016-07-14 True T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2016-07-14 True V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2016-07-14 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2016-07-14 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2016-09-20 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2016-09-20 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2016-09-20 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2016-11-16 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2016-11-16 False L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 2016-11-16 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2016-12-07 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2016-12-07 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2016-12-07 False Immigration Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Child health Child safety and welfare Citizenship and naturalization Congressional oversight Crime victims Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Disability and paralysis Elementary and secondary education Evidence and witnesses Foreign labor Foreign language and bilingual programs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Human rights Immigration status and procedures Judicial procedure and administration Law enforcement officers Lawyers and legal services Mental health Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Protest and dissent Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Right of privacy Terrorism Visas and passports Immigration 00 2016-07-14 Introduced in House 2017-04-27T14:54:25Z Refugee Protection Act of 2016

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the one-year time limit for filing an asylum claim.

The bill revises the definition of "refugee" and the criteria for granting asylum.

The bill makes certain currently required detention provisions regarding arriving aliens who request asylum discretionary.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall: (1) establish a secure alternatives to detention program, and (2) establish specified conditions of detention.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom may conduct a study to determine whether certain immigration officers are properly handling asylum and removal/detention authority.

The bill: (1) authorizes waiver of the continuous one-year presence requirement for permanent resident status adjustment for a qualifying refugee/asylee who worked for the U.S. government overseas; (2) exempts aliens under the age of 18 from certain restrictions on applying for asylum; and (3) sets forth protections for minors, refugees, aliens interdicted at sea, and stateless persons.

The President is authorized to designate refugee groups.

The bill authorizes refugee applicants to simultaneously pursue other forms of admission.

The spouse or child of a refugee or asylee may bring his or her accompanying or following child into the United States as a refugee or asylee.

If the President does not issue a refugee allocation determination before the beginning of a fiscal year, the number of refugees that may be admitted in each quarter shall be 25% of the number of refugees admissible during the previous fiscal year.

The bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, with respect to naturalization of an Afghan or Iraqi translator who is a lawful permanent resident, to count a period of absence from the United States working as a translator for the United States or a U.S. contractor in Afghanistan or Iraq towards the accumulation of the required physical presence in the United States.

The bill revises: (1) the definition of "terrorist activity" for purposes of alien inadmissibility, including for aliens who were under 18 years of age when they committed certain actions under duress; and (2) the refugee grant and contract assistance allocation formula.

The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs.

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended to extend the eligibility for supplemental security income assistance to certain aliens (including asylees and refugees) and trafficking victims.

DHS shall grant employment authorization to qualifying T visa aliens (victims of trafficking in persons) and U visa aliens (children who have been granted special immigrant status as victims of criminal activity).

The number of U visas is increased.

]]> Refugee Protection Act of 2016 Display Title Refugee Protection Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Refugee Protection Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture. Introduced in House 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5851ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5851ih.xml 2016-08-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. 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.