A resolution commemorating March 17, 2020, as the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, including the amendments made by that Act, at a time when the need for bipartisan support of the refugee resettlement program of the United States is critical to the survival of the program.

3.0.0 902 2022-02-09T02:43:55Z 2022-02-09T09:28:11Z House HRES 2020-03-13 116 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-13T13:00:39Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-03-13T13:00:34Z A resolution commemorating March 17, 2020, as the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, including the amendments made by that Act, at a time when the need for bipartisan support of the refugee resettlement program of the United States is critical to the survival of the program. 116 545 SRES 2020-03-17 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1779-1780) Identical bill CRS 2020-03-13 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 2020-03-13 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 2020-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 N C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 2020-03-13 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-05-13 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2020-05-13 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2020-05-13 False O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 2020-05-13 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-05-26 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2020-05-26 False V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2020-05-26 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2020-05-26 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2020-05-26 False B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2020-05-26 False F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2020-05-26 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2020-05-26 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2020-05-26 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2020-05-26 False H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2020-05-26 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2020-05-26 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-05-26 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2020-06-15 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2020-06-15 False B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2020-06-22 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2020-06-22 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2020-06-22 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2020-06-22 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2020-06-22 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2020-06-22 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2020-07-01 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2020-07-01 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2020-07-01 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2020-07-22 False A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2020-11-17 False International Affairs Conflicts and wars Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion International Affairs

00 2020-03-13 Introduced in House 2020-05-12T20:42:25Z This resolution affirms the House of Representatives' commitment to abide by domestic and international legal obligations to protect refugees and to recognize the importance of the refugee resettlement program as a function of U.S. global leadership. Further, it calls upon the U.S. government to (1) provide funding for refugee protection and resettlement, (2) work with the international community to find solutions to existing conflicts and prevent new conflicts from beginning, and (3) ensure the U.S. refugee resettlement program is equipped to protect and support refugees.

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Commemorating March 17, 2020, as the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, and the amendments made by that Act, at a time when the need for bipartisan support of the refugee resettlement program of the United States is critical to the survival of the program. Display Title Commemorating March 17, 2020, as the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, and the amendments made by that Act, at a time when the need for bipartisan support of the refugee resettlement program of the United States is critical to the survival of the program. Official Title as Introduced Commemorating March 17, 2020, as the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, and the amendments made by that Act, at a time when the need for bipartisan support of the refugee resettlement program of the United States is critical to the survival of the program. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hres902ih/xml/BILLS-116hres902ih.xml 2020-03-13 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. 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.