3.0.0 1088 2022-11-01T19:32:22Z 2022-11-05T19:26:05Z Senate S 2019-04-09 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-04-09T20:06:52Z Refugee Protection Act of 2019 116 5210 HR 2019-12-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Related bill CRS GRACE Act 116 2146 HR 2019-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Identical bill CRS Refugee Protection Act of 2019 116 2936 S 2019-11-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-04-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-04-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-04-09 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-04-09 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-04-09 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-04-09 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-04-09 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-04-09 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-04-09 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-04-09 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-04-09 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-04-09 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-04-09 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-04-09 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-05-14 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-06-18 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-06-24 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-07-09 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-07-09 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2019-07-10 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-07-24 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-07-25 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-07-30 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-08-01 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-10-15 False B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-10-17 False B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-11-19 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-12-02 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-01-15 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2020-12-21 False Immigration Congressional oversight Immigration status and procedures Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Immigration 00 2019-04-09 Introduced in Senate 2019-12-12T19:02:47Z Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act or the GRACE Act

This bill establishes that the maximum number of refugees admitted each fiscal year shall be no less than 95,000 and that the maximum number shall be treated as the numerical goal for refugee admissions for the applicable fiscal year. The President may set a higher number if it is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.

Currently, the number admitted each fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 unless the President determines that a higher number is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.

The bill directs the President to take into consideration information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees when establishing the maximum admission number and making certain other related decisions. The President shall report to Congress quarterly on (1) the number of refugees admitted during the preceding quarter, (2) the number of aliens who were security-cleared during the preceding quarter, (3) a plan to reach the numerical goal for admitted refugees for that fiscal year, and (4) other related information.

]]> GRACE Act Display Title GRACE Act Short Title(s) as Introduced GRACE Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1088is/xml/BILLS-116s1088is.xml 2019-04-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.