REFUGEES

Amendments

Immigration: provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (S. 1339), S7503 [29JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (S. Con. Res. 114), S5788 [19JN]

Articles and editorials

Defectors From North Korea Tell of Prison Baby Killings, H3416 [11JN]

Haiti's President, Opposition Leaders Meet, H4493 [10JY]

Lao Exiles Demand Freedom for Imprisoned Comrades, E2136 [22NO]

Loosey Goosey Borders IV, E83 [5FE]

OAS Official To Break Political Impasse in Haiti, H4494 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: require U.S. activities support basic human rights of, and participation in leadership by women relative to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance (see S. 2647), S5772 [19JN]

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H907 [13MR]

Haiti: provide for the same treatment of immigrants as that of Cuban immigrants (see H.R. 5751), H9024 [14NO]

Human rights: reaffirm U.S. commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing persecution or torture (see H.R. 4074), H1089 [20MR]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 365), H833 [12MR]

———extend filing deadline for status adjustment of individuals who already legally qualify for permanent residency (see S. 2493), S4145 [9MY]

———provide judicial review of detention and release determinations and grant the right to a bond hearing to aliens in removal proceedings (see H.R. 5750), H9024 [14NO]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum in the U.S. (see S. 3122), S10571 [16OC] (see H.R. 5649), H8021 [16OC]

———treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (see S. Con. Res. 114), S4568 [20MY]

Vietnam: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see S. 2504), S4199 [10MY]

Factsheets

U.S. Policy on Haiti: Cynthia Martin, H4493 [10JY]

Letters

Haitian refugees treatment: several Representatives, H4494 [10JY]

U.S. treatment of Haitian asylum seekers, E1117 [20JN]

Petitions and memorials

Virgin Islands: condition foreign aid to Afghanistan and other foreign countries on active commitment to eliminate discrimination against women, H2757 [21MY]

Remarks in House

Agency for Immigration Affairs: establish moratorium and improve procedures for the issuance of nonimmigrant student visas, H1639 [25AP]

Colombia: support Temporary Protective Status for Colombians residing in the U.S., E1125 [21JN]

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation (H. Con. Res. 349), H7977 [16OC], E1935 [17OC]

Freedmen's Bureau: preservation of records funding, H5257, H5258 [23JY]

Haiti: provide for the same treatment of immigrants as that of Cuban immigrants (H.R. 5751), E2038 [14NO]

Immigration: establish a temporary moratorium on and improve procedures for the issuance of nonimmigrant student visas and enhance procedures for admission at U.S. ports of entry, H928 [14MR]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 365), H797-H810 [12MR], E333, E337 [13MR]

———improve procedures for the issuance of nonimmigrant student visas and enhance procedures for admission at U.S. ports of entry, H86 [29JA], E83 [5FE]

———national policy, H772-H777 [7MR], H1331 [16AP], H1493 [23AP], H2156-H2162 [7MY], H2438-H2442 [14MY], H3155-H3157 [4JN], H3557-H3560 [13JN], H3593-H3596 [17JN], H6366-H6371 [18SE]

———provide judicial review of detention and release determinations and grant the right to a bond hearing to aliens in removal proceedings (H.R. 5750), E2036 [14NO]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (S. 1339), H7901, H7902 [15OC]

———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 3894), E296 [7MR]

———treatment of African refugees, H3752 [20JN]

———treatment of Haitian and African refugees, E1110, E1112 [20JN]

———treatment of Haitian refugees, H4493-H4495 [10JY], E1117 [20JN]

INS: reform, H772-H777 [7MR], H911, H912, H928 [14MR], H986-H990 [19MR], H1667 [25AP], H2438-H2442 [14MY], H3285-H3289 [6JN], H3856 [24JN], H4418-H4422 [9JY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (H. Con. Res. 213), H3412-H3418 [11JN]

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 88), E1270 [16JY]

———observance, E978 [6JN], E983 [7JN]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, H1328-H1331 [16AP], H1342, H1343, H1344, H1345 [17AP], H1415, H1462-H1470 [18AP], H1511, H1512 [23AP], E611, E612, E613 [23AP], E615 [24AP]

U.S. Congressional Forum on Laos: tribute to participants, E2136 [22NO]

Women: require peace, reconstruction, and relief activities in Afghanistan and other Central Asian countries comply with basic human rights, H2754, H2756, H2757 [21MY]

World Refugee Day: observance, H3752 [20JN], E1112, E1117 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: require U.S. activities support basic human rights of, and participation in leadership by women relative to governance, reconstruction and development, and refugee relief and assistance (S. 2647), S5777 [19JN], S5846 [20JN]

Crime: eliminate sexual exploitation (H. Con. Res. 349), S11791, S11792 [20NO]

Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 365), S1987 [18MR]

———extend filing deadline for status adjustment of individuals who already legally qualify for permanent residency (S. 2493), S4155, S4156 [9MY]

———provide refugee status to foreign nationals who assist in the return of POW/MIA (S. 1339), S7502, S7503 [29JY]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children during immigration process, S11295, S11296 [18NO], S11432 [19NO]

Kentucky Refugees Ministries, Inc.: tribute, S4384 [15MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum in the U.S. (S. 3122), S10582 [16OC]

———treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution (S. Con. Res. 114), S4570 [20MY], S5788, S5789 [19JN], S6801 [15JY]

National Lao-Hmong Recognition Day: observance, S8295 [5SE]

Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, S4018 [8MY]

Vietnam: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (H.R. 1840), S4244 [10MY]

———extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (S. 2504), S4200 [10MY]

World Refugee Day: observance, S5845 [20JN]

———tribute to national poster competition award recipients, S5845 [20JN]

Reports filed

Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1339) (H. Rept. 107-749), H7928 [15OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1339), S6249 [27JN]

Treatment of North Korean Refugees Detained in the People's Republic of China and Returned to Face Torture, Imprisonment, and Execution: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 114), S5534 [13JN]

Wartime Treatment of European Americans and Refugees Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1356), S1935 [14MR]

Statements

Inter-American Development Bank Mission to Haiti: Congressional Black Caucus, H4494 [10JY]

U.S. Treatment of Haitian Asylum Seekers, E1117, E1118 [20JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 213, treatment of Democratic People's Republic of Korea refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution, H3412 [11JN]

H. Con. Res. 349, eliminate sexual exploitation of refugees, H7977 [16OC]

H. Res. 365, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1885, Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act, H797-H803 [12MR]

S. 1339, Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act, S7503 [29JY], H7901 [15OC]

S. 2493, Uniting Families Act, S4155 [9MY]

S. Con. Res. 114, Democratic People's Republic of Korea's treatment of refugees detained in the People's Republic of China and returned to face torture, imprisonment, and execution, S4569 [20MY]

S. Con. Res. 124, condemn the use of torture, and other forms of cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment in the U.S. and other countries, and express support for victims, S6132 [26JN]