US Congress House Bill 1568 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-14)
Status: Introduced on March 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015 This bill directs the Secretary of State to establish or use existing refugee processing mechanisms in Iraq and in other countries through which aliens from Iraq or Syria who have been persecuted, or have a credible fear of being persecuted, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL), or a similar group, based on gender or religious or ethnic membership may apply directly to the United States Refugee Admissions Program for priority 2 refugee admission to the United States. The processing mechanisms shall ensure that background and security checks are conducted, including the use of biographic and biometric data. The Secretary of State shall: (1) report to Congress a plan to expedite the processing of refugee admissions applications for such aliens, and (2) implement the plan within 180 days of enactment of this Act. It is U.S. policy that when conflict arises the United States should: undertake efforts with the international community to protect local populations and enable them to remain safely in their home countries or in neighboring host countries until they can be safely repatriated; and facilitate third country resettlement if necessary, including U.S. resettlement when such refugees are of special humanitarian concern to the United States.

Protecting Religious Minorities Persecuted by ISIS Act of 2015

Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Robert Dold [R-IL]	Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Curt Clawson [R-FL]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2015-03-24	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2015-03-24	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-03-24	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2015-03-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1568/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1568/BILLS-114hr1568ih.pdf