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HR 6451 115th Congress House

UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018

Official title: To establish the policy of the United States with respect to contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2018 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Arab-Israeli relationsCitizenship and naturalizationConflicts and warsFamily relationships
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 19, 2018
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 Latest action July 19, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018

This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to recognize the refugee status of a Palestinian receiving assistance through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) if such person, or the person's spouse or minor child:

  • resided, between June 1946 and May 1948, in the region controlled by Britain known as Mandatory Palestine;
  • was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict; and
  • has not accepted an offer of legal residency status, citizenship, or other permanent adjustment in status in another country.

In applying such criteria to refugees under UNRWA it shall be U.S. policy, consistent with the definition of a refugee under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that:

  • derivative refugee status may only be extended to the spouse or minor child of such a refugee, and
  • an alien who was firmly resettled in any country is not eligible to retain refugee status.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 6
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McClintock, Tom
California · Aug 14, 2018
Barletta, Lou
· Jul 31, 2018
Ross, Dennis
· Jul 31, 2018
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jul 25, 2018
Poe, Ted
· Jul 25, 2018
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jul 19, 2018
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jul 19, 2018
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Jul 19, 2018
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 19, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6451: UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6451/
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