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HR 5168 117th Congress House Immigration Afghanistan Asia Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

WELCOMED Act of 2021

Introduced: September 3, 2021 Introduced by: Moulton, Seth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Sep 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2783 Related bill WELCOMED Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 73
All 73 Democratic 49 Republican 2
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 19, 2021
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 19, 2021
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 19, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Oct 19, 2021
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Oct 19, 2021
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 19, 2021
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Oct 19, 2021
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Harder, Josh
California · Oct 19, 2021
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Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 19, 2021
Kildee, Daniel
· Oct 19, 2021
Lamb, Conor
· Oct 19, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 19, 2021
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Oct 19, 2021
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Oct 19, 2021
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Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Oct 19, 2021
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 19, 2021
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Oct 19, 2021
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Sep 20, 2021
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 20, 2021
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Sep 20, 2021
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2021
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Green, Al
Texas · Sep 20, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Sep 20, 2021
Kilmer, Derek
· Sep 20, 2021
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Sep 20, 2021
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Sep 20, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Sep 20, 2021
McEachin, A.
· Sep 20, 2021
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2021
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 20, 2021
Murphy, Stephanie
· Sep 20, 2021
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Sep 20, 2021
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Sep 20, 2021
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Sep 20, 2021
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 20, 2021
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 20, 2021
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Swalwell, Eric
California · Sep 20, 2021
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Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Sep 3, 2021
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Sep 3, 2021
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 3, 2021
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Sep 3, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Sep 3, 2021
COOPER, JAMES
· Sep 3, 2021
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Costa, Jim
California · Sep 3, 2021
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Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 3, 2021
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Sep 3, 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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"H.R. 5168: WELCOMED Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5168/.
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