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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.
Dec 22, 2022
Introduced in House
 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.

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