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HR 4800 111th Congress House Immigration Immigration status and procedures Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act

Introduced: November 16, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Mar 10, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 10, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the one-year deadline for application for U.S. asylum.

What's happening now April 26, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6
D
Garamendi, John
California · Nov 16, 2010
INGLIS, BOB
· Nov 16, 2010
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 27, 2010
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 13, 2010
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 13, 2010
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 24, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4800: Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4800/
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"H.R. 4800: Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4800/.
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