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H.R. 670 119th Congress House

Lady Liberty Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 See on congress.gov
Immigration Congressional oversightImmigration status and proceduresPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRefugees, asylum, displaced persons
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Jan 8, 2026
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 670, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 670, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lady Liberty Act of 2025

This bill sets a floor of 125,000 for the maximum number of refugees who may be admitted into the United States each fiscal year beginning in FY2027. Under current law, the President sets the annual cap on refugee admissions at the beginning of each fiscal year.

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 Lobbying activity 1

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 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 5, 2025
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jan 23, 2025
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 23, 2025
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 23, 2025
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2025
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 23, 2025
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 23, 2025
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 23, 2025
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 23, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 23, 2025
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 23, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 670: Lady Liberty Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-670/
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"H.R. 670: Lady Liberty Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-670/.
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H.R. 670, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-670/.
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