REFUGEES

Amendments

Public welfare programs: extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (H.R. 2608), S8004, S8066, S8067 [1AU], H8298 [17SE]

Articles and editorials

Difficult Choices—Son's Birth Deepens Couples Concern Over Future, S2338 [2AP]

Escape From Dear Leader to My Classroom in Seoul, S3334 [23AP]

Tackling Ecuador's Refugee Buildup, H10947 [10DE]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (see H. Res. 1011), H1183 [28FE]

Azorean Refugee Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1401), H7788 [31JY] (see H. Res. 1438), H8127 [15SE]

Immigration: provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures and improve conditions of detention for detainees (see S. 3114), S5524 [11JN]

Iraq: address ongoing humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown resulting from mass displacement of Iraqis inside Iraq and as refugees into neighboring countries (see S. 3509), S8948 [17SE]

———assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (see S. 3541), S9280 [23SE] (see H.R. 6496), H6576 [15JY]

———develop a policy to address critical needs of Iraqi refugees (see S. 3177), S5962 [23JN] (see H.R. 6328), H5796 [20JN]

———express concern for plight of ethno-religious minorities and urge commitment of resources to address humanitarian crisis of refugees and internally displaced persons (see H. Res. 1467), H8477 [18SE]

———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (see S. 2829), S2743 [8AP] (see H.R. 5837), H2485 [17AP]

———provide for recovery and stability (see H.R. 5488), H1073 [26FE]

———request dedication of $1 billion in surplus oil revenues to address needs of Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons (see H. Res. 1205), H4060 [15MY]

World Refugee Day: observance (see H. Res. 1290), H5797 [20JN]

Letters

SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act: several organizations, H8301-H8303 [17SE]

Motions

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (H. Res. 1011), H3047 [5MY]

Press releases

Ecuador Opens First Refugee Office Along Border With Colombia: U.N. Refugee Agency, H10947 [10DE]

Remarks in House

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan (H. Res. 1011), H3026-H3028 [5MY], E836 [7MY]

———humanitarian disaster and refugee assistance funding, H3941, H4043 [15MY]

Azorean Refugee Act: anniversary (H. Res. 1438), H8522-H8524 [22SE]

Human rights: condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation (H. Res. 185), H1836-H1839 [1AP], H2524 [22AP], E505, E508 [4AP]

Iraq: assist refugees and the internally displaced population by increasing directed accountable assistance to these populations and their host countries, increasing border security, and easing resettlement (H.R. 6496), E1485 [16JY]

———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (S. 2829), H4111-H4113 [19MY], H4433 [21MY]

———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees, H2930 [30AP], E1385 [26JN]

Palestinians: assist refugees in finding new homes outside refugee camp during ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict, H337 [17JA]

Public welfare programs: extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (H.R. 2608), Senate amendments, H8298-H8304 [17SE]

Sodertalje, Sweden: tribute for providing assistance to Iraqi refugees, E636 [16AP]

World Refugee Day: observance, E1385 [26JN]

Youth Co-Op, Inc.: tribute to ``World Refugee Day, Celebrating Human Rights'' program, E1285 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan, S8846 [16SE]

Iraq: address ongoing humanitarian crisis and potential security breakdown resulting from mass displacement of Iraqis inside Iraq and as refugees into neighboring countries (S. 3509), S9480 [25SE]

———make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis (S. 2829), S3449, S3450 [28AP]

———provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis and assist Iraqi refugees, S2338 [2AP]

Jordan: provide funding for assistance to Iraqi refugees, S3958 [8MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: human rights violations, S3332-S3334 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: extend SSI for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants and collect unemployment compensation debts resulting from fraud (H.R. 2608), S8003, S8004 [1AU]

World Refugee Day: observance, S5925, S5936 [20JN], S6007 [24JN]

Summaries

Israeli Initiative—The Right Road to Peace: Binyamin Elon, H338 [17JA]

Testimonies

Develop a Humane and Worldwide Iraqi Refugee Policy: Anders Lago, Mayor of Sodertalje, Sweden, E636 [16AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 185, condemn human rights violations of religious minorities in Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf and acknowledge impact of Arab-Israeli conflict on Middle East refugee situation, H1836 [1AP]

H. Res. 1011, develop strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, reduce violence, and move toward sustainable peace in regions of Chad, Central African Republic, and Sudan, H3026 [5MY]

H. Res. 1438, Azorean Refugee Act anniversary, H8522 [22SE]

H.R. 2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act, H8298 [17SE]

S. 2829, make technical corrections to legislation providing special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, S3450 [28AP], H4111 [19MY]