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HR 3707 113th Congress House International Affairs Immigration status and procedures International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Iran Iraq Middle East Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Terrorism United Nations

To ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the United States.

Introduced: December 11, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jan 27, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Dec 11, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 11, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the United States to: (1) take all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure the safety of the residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq; (2) provide all necessary and appropriate assistance to the United Nations (U.N.) High Commissioner for Refugees to process refugee applications by the residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to secure their safe resettlement outside of Iraq; and (3) admit the residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya as refugees in the United States and not delay or bar such resettlement because any such resident is or has been a member of, or supports or has supported, organizations or groups that were subject to the Secretary of State's decision of September 21, 2012.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress on U.S. efforts to guard the safety of Camp Liberty/Hurriya residents and secure their orderly resettlement.

What's happening now January 27, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 50
All 50 Democratic 18 Republican 9
R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 9, 2014
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · May 21, 2014
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 21, 2014
BRADY, ROBERT
· May 6, 2014
Farenthold, Blake
· May 6, 2014
Owens, William
· May 6, 2014
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 30, 2014
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Apr 30, 2014
HOLT, RUSH
· Apr 10, 2014
Barletta, Lou
· Mar 18, 2014
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Mar 18, 2014
Olson, Pete
· Mar 18, 2014
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Feb 26, 2014
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 26, 2014
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 26, 2014
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 26, 2014
HALL, RALPH
· Feb 26, 2014
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 26, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 26, 2014
LATHAM, TOM
· Feb 26, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2014
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Feb 26, 2014
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 26, 2014
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 26, 2014
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 10, 2014
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Feb 6, 2014
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 6, 2014
Marino, Tom
· Feb 6, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2014
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 6, 2014
Schock, Aaron
· Feb 6, 2014
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 6, 2014
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 6, 2014
COBLE, HOWARD
· Jan 15, 2014
Coffman, Mike
· Jan 15, 2014
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 15, 2014
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 15, 2014
CLAY, WM.
· Dec 11, 2013
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Dec 11, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 11, 2013
Cook, Paul
· Dec 11, 2013
GREEN, GENE
· Dec 11, 2013
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Dec 11, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Dec 11, 2013
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Dec 11, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Dec 11, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Dec 11, 2013
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
· Dec 11, 2013
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Dec 11, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Dec 11, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3707: To ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the United States.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3707/
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"H.R. 3707: To ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the United States.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3707/.
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H.R. 3707, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3707/.
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