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Special Envoy for Refugees Act

Introduced: February 6, 2020 Introduced by: Neguse, Joe Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Feb 6, 2020
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.
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced in House
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Special Envoy for Refugees Act

This bill requires the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Refugees whose duties shall include (1) representing the United States in diplomacy related to global displacement, migration, refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced and stateless individuals; and (2) leading interagency coordination to oversee research related to the global refugee crisis and the U.S. refugee program.

What's happening now March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5791: Special Envoy for Refugees Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5791/
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"H.R. 5791: Special Envoy for Refugees Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5791/.
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H.R. 5791, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5791/.
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