3.0.0 4631 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z Senate S 2020-09-21 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-09-21T20:18:21Z 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. Related bill CRS Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act 116 4110 S 2020-06-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2020-09-21 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-09-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR N Immigration Academic performance and assessments Administrative remedies Alliances Asia Athletes China Citizenship and naturalization Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Elementary and secondary education Family relationships Financial services and investments Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Higher education Hong Kong Human rights Immigration status and procedures Inflation and prices International organizations and cooperation Language arts News media and reporting Olympic games Protest and dissent Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Science and engineering education U.S. and foreign investments User charges and fees Visas and passports Immigration 00 2020-09-21 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-15T13:44:29Z Hong Kong Refugee Protection Act

This bill removes statutory authority for the President to allow the admission of more than 50,000 refugees in a fiscal year for humanitarian concerns or national interest considerations and suspends the diversity visa program through FY2025. (The program makes immigrant visas available to aliens from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States.) The bill also provides certain Hong Kong residents with priority refugee status or special visas.

An individual and certain family members shall have priority refugee 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.

The general presumption that an alien is seeking immigrant status shall not apply to certain Hong Kong residents (generally, those who participated in pro-democracy protests in 2019 and 2020) seeking asylum. (Typically, an alien seeking admission as a nonimmigrant must establish that the alien does not intend to immigrate to the United States.)

The Department of Homeland Security shall admit up to 30,000 eligible Hong Kong residents as immigrants using a points system each year through FY2025. Points shall be awarded to an individual based on various characteristics including age, educational attainment, commitment to invest certain amounts in the United States, and salary. Every six months, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall invite the individuals with the highest point totals to apply for admission.

]]> Hong Kong Refugee Protection Act Display Title Hong Kong Refugee Protection Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Hong Kong Refugee Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to temporarily suspend the diversity visa program, to designate residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, to provide special visas to highly-qualified residents of Hong Kong, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4631is/xml/BILLS-116s4631is.xml 2020-09-21 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.