WELCOMED Act of 2021
Official title: To authorize resettlement benefits for certain nationals of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Welcoming Evacuees Coming from Overseas to Mitigate Effects of Displacement Act of 2021 or the WELCOMED Act of 2021
This bill makes certain individuals from Afghanistan eligible for any benefit that is available to a refugee, such as resettlement assistance.
Specifically, this bill shall apply to a national of Afghanistan (or an individual with no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan) who is temporarily paroled into the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit during the four-year period beginning on July 1, 2021.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5168: WELCOMED Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5168/
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