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HR 2981 112th Congress House

Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the 1-year deadline for application for asylum in the United States.

Introduced: November 28, 2012 See on congress.gov
Immigration Immigration status and proceduresRefugees, asylum, displaced persons
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sep 21, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 21, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1678)
Sep 21, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 23, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.

 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 28, 2012
JACKSON, JESSE
· Feb 15, 2012
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Nov 30, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 30, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 30, 2011
PAYNE, DONALD
· Nov 30, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Nov 30, 2011
FILNER, BOB
· Oct 4, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 21, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2981: Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2981/
MLA
"H.R. 2981: Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2981/.
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H.R. 2981, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2981/.
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