S 2783
117th Congress
Senate
Immigration
Afghanistan
Asia
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
WELCOMED Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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