HR 1568 114th Congress House International Affairs Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Immigration status and procedures Iraq Middle East Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Syria

Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015

Introduced: March 24, 2015 Introduced by: Vargas, Juan Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Apr 21, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Mar 24, 2015

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

Mar 24, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015

This bill directs the Secretary of State to establish or use existing refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq and in other countries through which aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been persecuted, or have a credible fear of being persecuted, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL), or a similar group, based on gender or religious or ethnic membership may apply directly to the United States Refugee Admissions Program for priority 2 refugee admission to the United States.

The processing mechanisms shall ensure that background and security checks are conducted, including the use of biographic and biometric data.

The Secretary of State shall: (1) report to Congress a plan to expedite the processing of refugee admissions applications for such aliens, and (2) implement the plan within 180 days of enactment of this Act.

It is U.S. policy that when conflict arises the United States should:

undertake efforts with the international community to protect local populations and enable them to remain safely in their home countries or in neighboring host countries until they can be safely repatriated; and
facilitate third country resettlement if necessary, including U.S. resettlement when such refugees are of special humanitarian concern to the United States.

What's happening now April 21, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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