HR 3087
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Asia
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
India
Nepal
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Tibet
Visas and passports
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2017
Introduced: June 27, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jun 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 27, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2017
This bill makes 3,000 immigrant visas available in FY2017-FY2019 for individuals who were born in Tibet and have been continuously residing in India or Nepal prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
An individual shall be considered to be a native of Tibet if such individual was born in Tibet or is the son, daughter, grandson, or granddaughter of an individual born in Tibet.
The bill provides derivative status for accompanying/following spouses and children.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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