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S. 2783 117th Congress Senate

WELCOMED Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to provide resettlement benefits for certain nationals of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 21, 2021 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Immigration AfghanistanAsiaImmigrant health and welfareImmigration status and proceduresRefugees, asylum, displaced persons
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 21, 2021
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 Latest action September 21, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2783: WELCOMED Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2783/
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"S. 2783: WELCOMED Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2783/.
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S. 2783, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2783/.
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