US Congress Senate Bill 2145 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1-1)
Status: Introduced on October 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016 This bill provides $1 billion in FY2016 supplemental appropriations to the Department of State's Migration and Refugee Assistance account for expenses to respond to the refugee crisis resulting from conflict in the Middle East, including costs associated with the resettlement of refugees in the United States. The funds are designated as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. Prior to using funds provided by this bill, the State Department must submit to Congress a report including specified details regarding the refugees who have fled Syria and Iraq, the costs associated with resettlement, and the proposed uses of funds provided by this bill. The State Department may transfer funds provided by this bill to other federal agencies for the purpose of assisting in the resettlement in the United States of refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East, subject to congressional notification requirements.

Middle East Refugee Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2016

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-06	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2145/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2145/BILLS-114s2145is.pdf