US Congress House Bill 2146 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 93-0)
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes that the maximum number of refugees admitted each fiscal year shall be no less than 95,000 and that the maximum number shall be treated as the numerical goal for refugee admissions for the applicable fiscal year. The President may set a higher number if it is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. Currently, the number admitted each fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 unless the President determines that a higher number is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. The bill directs the President to take into consideration information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees when establishing the maximum admission number and making certain other related decisions. The President shall report to Congress quarterly on (1) the number of refugees admitted during the preceding quarter, (2) the number of aliens who were security-cleared during the preceding quarter, (3) a plan to reach the numerical goal for admitted refugees for that fiscal year, and (4) other related information.

GRACE Act Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act

Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Joe Cunningham [D-SC]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]
Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-04-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-04-09	House	Introduced in House

SB1088 (Same As) 2019-04-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB5210 (Related) 2019-12-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
SB2936 (Related) 2019-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2146/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2146/BILLS-116hr2146ih.pdf