HR 9685 United States House · 117th Congress

Refugee Protection Act of 2022

Summary

Refugee Protection Act of 2022 This bill modifies provisions related to asylum seekers and addresses related issues. For example, the bill (1) eliminates the statutory time limit for applying for asylum (currently one year after arriving in the United States), (2) establishes stateless protected status for individuals who are not considered a national by any country under that country’s law, and (3) requires the goal for refugee admissions for any given fiscal year to be no fewer than 125,000.

Issues: ✓ Immigration

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2022

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Introduced Dec 22, 2022 Last action Dec 22, 2022

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Dec 22, 2022

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Budget, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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.

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Dec 22, 2022

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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors