3.0.0 4110 2023-01-11T13:46:07Z 2023-01-11T13:46:07Z Senate S 2020-06-30 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-30T20:44:06Z Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act 116 7415 HR 2020-06-30 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. Identical bill CRS Hong Kong Refugee Protection Act 116 4631 S 2020-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-06-30 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-06-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2020-06-30 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2020-06-30 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2020-06-30 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-06-30 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2020-07-20 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2020-07-20 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2020-09-08 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2020-09-08 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2020-09-16 False L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2020-11-18 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2020-12-09 False Immigration Alliances Asia China Citizenship and naturalization Congressional oversight Detention of persons Government information and archives Hong Kong Human rights Immigration status and procedures International organizations and cooperation News media and reporting Protest and dissent Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Immigration 00 2020-06-30 Introduced in Senate 2020-10-23T19:26:04Z Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act

This bill designates certain Hong Kong residents with priority status for refugee consideration and contains other related provisions.

An individual and certain family members shall have such priority status if the individual (1) is a Hong Kong resident who suffered persecution or has a well-founded fear of persecution as a result of peaceful political activity; or (2) has been formally charged, detained, or convicted for certain peaceful actions. An individual receiving refugee status under this bill shall not be counted against various numerical limitations.

When determining whether an individual shall be admitted as a refugee under this bill, an individual whose citizenship, nationality, or residency was revoked for submitting a nonfrivolous application for a U.S. immigration benefit shall be considered to have suffered persecution on account of political opinion.

The general presumption that an alien is seeking immigrant status shall not apply to certain Hong Kong residents seeking asylum into the United States. (Typically, an alien seeking admission as a nonimmigrant must establish that the alien does not intend to immigrate to the United States.) This exception to the presumption shall apply to certain individuals involved in the 2019 and 2020 protests against China's encroachment into Hong Kong's autonomy (Hong Kong is a part of China but has a separate legal and economic system).

An individual from Hong Kong may not be denied admission into the United States if the primary reason for the denial is a politically motivated government action against the individual's involvement in protests.

]]> Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act Display Title Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to designate residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4110is/xml/BILLS-116s4110is.xml 2020-06-30 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.