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.

3.0.0 545 2023-01-11T13:43:19Z 2023-01-11T13:43:19Z Senate SRES 2020-03-17 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-17T21:41:46Z 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. 116 902 HRES 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. Identical bill CRS 2020-03-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1779-1780) IntroReferral 2020-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. N L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2020-03-17 True 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 2020-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2020-03-26T15:06:26Z This resolution affirms the Senate's 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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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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116sres545is/xml/BILLS-116sres545is.xml 2020-03-17 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1779-1780) 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.