REFUGEES

Amendments

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (S. 119), S14386 [21DE]

Articles and editorials

Denial of Visa Stymies Filipino Organ Donors, E275 [18FE]

Patience Wears Thin on Eve of July 26—Several Cuban Dissidents Remained in Detention as the Government Scaled Back Plans for Festivities Commemorating the Start of the Revolution, E1632 [27JY]

U.S. Students Aid Rescue of Haitians Adrift at Sea, E546 [5AP]

Bills and resolutions

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see S. 1354), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 3198), H5602 [30JN]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see S. 1354), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 3198), H5602 [30JN]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 245), H136 [6JA]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (see S. 559), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1413), H1693 [17MR]

Golden Venture (vessel): adjust status of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 1180), H1025 [8MR]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3658), H7672 [6SE]

———amend to benefit individuals who were children when enacted (see H.R. 1737), H2393 [20AP]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for certain nonimmigrant nurses (see H.R. 248), H136 [6JA]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: eliminate application deadlines (see H.R. 3018), H4896 [21JN]

Human rights: encourage protection of rights (see S. Res. 177), S6826 [20JN]

———victims of torture treatment programs funding (see S. 365), S1260 [10FE] (see S. 2096), S13570 [14DE] (see H.R. 2017), H2737 [28AP]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 342), H194 [25JA]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 900), H792 [17FE]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 261), H137 [6JA]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 4448), H11109 [6DE]

———reunify families, permit earned access to permanent resident status, protect against unfair employment practices, reform the diversity visa program, and adjust status for Haitian and Liberian nationals (see H.R. 257), H136 [6JA]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 119), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 1172), H1024 [8MR]

Laos: honor Lao and Hmong veterans and their refugee families upon the anniversary of the end of the Indochina conflict (see H. Res. 317), H4486 [14JN]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 3450), H6932 [27JY]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (see S. 453), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 899), H792 [17FE]

Tesfamical, Alemseghed M.: relief (see S. 142), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 789), H584 [10FE]

Tribute (see H. Res. 306), H4187 [7JN]

Vietnam: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 3320), H5962 [18JY]

Letters

Cambodian repatriation of Montagnards to Vietnam: Representative Leach and Delegate Faleomavaega, Committee on International Relations (House), E1565 [21JY]

Impact of increase in temporary protected status fees under the Immigration and Nationality Act: Pamela J. Turner, Dept. of Homeland Security, H3493 [18MY]

Victims of torture treatment programs funding: Representative Hyde, Committee on International Relations (House), H11056 [6DE]

Remarks in House

Africa: increase disaster assistance and refugee assistance to Sudan and other African countries, H1467 [15MR]

Cambodia: repatriation of Montagnards to Vietnam, E1564 [21JY]

Cuba: U.S. policy, E1631 [27JY]

GAO: study impact of increase in temporary protected status fees under the Immigration and Nationality Act, H3492-H3494 [18MY]

Human rights: victims of torture treatment programs funding (H.R. 2017), H11055-H11059 [6DE], E811 [28AP], E2464, E2477 [7DE], E2503 [12DE], E2561 [17DE], E2634 [22DE]

Immigration: deny admission of nationals from countries who do not accept nationals from that country who have been ordered to be removed from the U.S., H11812 [15DE]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (H.R. 900), E275 [18FE]

———maintain existing asylum procedures, H531, H533, H535, H548-H552 [10FE]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 1172), E383 [8MR]

Korea, Republic of: resettlement of refugees from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, E2393 [17NO]

Sea Education Association: tribute to students assisting in rescue of Hatian refugees, E546 [5AP]

Sudan: authorize all necessary means to stop genocide in Darfur region, H5343, H5344 [28JN]

———prohibit funding to return displaced persons from Chad to Sudan, H5345-H5347 [28JN]

Survivors of Torture, International (organization): tribute, E2464 [7DE]

U.N.: hold member States accountable for acts of genocide, ethnic cleansing, or crimes against humanity, H4662, H4663 [17JN]

U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East: limit U.S. contributions, H4674, H4675 [17JN]

World Refugee Day: observance, E1286-E1289, E1290 [20JN], E1352 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

Burma: call for U.N. negotiation of release of political prisoners and restoration of democracy, S11294 [7OC]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (S. 1354), S7837 [30JN]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (S. 1354), S7837 [30JN]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by humanitarian emergencies a priority (S. 559), S2259-S2263 [8MR]

———programs to address protracted refugee situations funding, S8451 [19JY]

Human rights: encourage protection of rights (S. Res. 177), S6833 [20JN]

———victims of torture treatment programs funding (S. 365), S1305 [10FE]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children (S. 119), S303 [24JA]

Iowa Council for International Understanding: tribute to award recipients, S10591 [28SE]

SSI: extend for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants (S. 453), S1672 [17FE]

Reports filed

Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 119), S3652 [14AP]

Wartime Treatment Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1354), S13160 [17NO]

Texts of

H.R. 2017, victims of torture treatment programs funding, H11056 [6DE]

S. 119, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act, S304-S309 [24JA]

S. 365, refugee victims of torture treatment programs funding, S1305 [10FE]

S. 559, Protection of Vulnerable Populations During Humanitarian Emergencies Act, S2260-S2262 [8MR]

S. 1354, Wartime Treatment Study Act, S7838-S7840 [30JN]

S. Res. 177, encourage protection of refugee rights, S6833 [20JN]