HR 4017
114th Congress
House
Immigration
Africa
Asia
Immigration status and procedures
Iran
Iraq
Libya
Middle East
Pakistan
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Syria
Visas and passports
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Save Christians from Genocide Act
Introduced: November 16, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Nov 16, 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.
Nov 16, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Save Christians from Genocide Act
This bill recognizes that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of genocide.
The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for expedited visa processing and shall ensure that such applications receive first priority among refugee and (family- or employment-based) immigrant applications for an alien who:
- is a citizen or national of Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, or Libya, or in the case of an alien having no nationality, whose country of last habitual residence was Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, or Libya;
- is a Christian or Yazidi; and
- is seeking refugee or immigrant admission to the United States.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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