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HR 9685 117th Congress House Immigration

Refugee Protection Act of 2022

Introduced: December 22, 2022 Introduced by: Lofgren, Zoe Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Dec 22, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Refugee Protection Act of 2022

This bill modifies provisions related to asylum seekers and addresses related issues.

For example, the bill (1) eliminates the statutory time limit for applying for asylum (currently one year after arriving in the United States), (2) establishes stateless protected status for individuals who are not considered a national by any country under that country’s law, and (3) requires the goal for refugee admissions for any given fiscal year to be no fewer than 125,000.

What's happening now December 22, 2022

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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.

 Related & companion bills 9
  • HR 1333 Related bill NO BAN Act
  • HR 2237 Related bill GRACE Act
  • HR 7867 Related bill Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
  • HR 9671 Related bill Stateless Protection Act of 2022
  • S 901 Related bill FAIR Proceedings Act
  • S 1135 Related bill GRACE Act
  • S 1891 Related bill NO BAN Act
  • S 5330 Related bill Stateless Protection Act of 2022
  • S 5353 Identical bill Refugee Protection Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
Blumenauer, Earl
· Dec 22, 2022
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 22, 2022
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Dec 22, 2022
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 22, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Dec 22, 2022
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 22, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 22, 2022
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 22, 2022
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Dec 22, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9685: Refugee Protection Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9685/
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"H.R. 9685: Refugee Protection Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9685/.
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H.R. 9685, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9685/.
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