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End Catch and Release Act [HB-7068]
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End Catch and Release Act
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Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018 [HB-7059]
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Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act [S.3558]
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act [HB-7047]
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act
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Central America Reform and Enforcement Act [S.3540]
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Central America Reform and Enforcement Act
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Calling on the Government of Burma to release Burmese journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo sentenced to seven years imprisonment after investigating attacks against civilians by Burma's military and security forces, and for other purposes. [HR-1091]
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Calling on the Government of Burma to release Burmese journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo sentenced to seven years imprisonment after investigating attacks against civilians by Burma's military and security forces, and for other purposes. Condemns the attacks against civilians by Burma's military and security forces. Considers the actions by the Burmese military against the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State in 2017 to be genocide. Calls on State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint to pardon Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo and other journalists
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Lady Liberty Act of 2018 [HB-6909]
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Lady Liberty Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the President to set the number of post-FY2018 refugee admissions at not less than 110,000 persons per fiscal year.
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Determination of the annual refugee admissions limit in fiscal year 2019 shall be no less than 110,000 and that President Trump and his administration must operate the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in good faith. [HR-1073]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Determination of the annual refugee admissions limit in fiscal year 2019 shall be no less than 110,000 and that President Trump and his administration must operate the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in good faith. Reaffirms the bipartisan commitment of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees, including through U.S. resettlement for those who cannot return home. Urges President Trump and his administration to affirm the
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Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act [HB-6667]
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Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to survey long-term outcomes, such as employment, housing, and education, of Afghan and Iraqi special immigrant visa (SIV) holders as part of the Annual Survey of Refugees. SIV holders are persons who worked with the U.S. Armed Forces or under Chief of Mission authority as a translator or interpreter in Iraq or Afghanistan. The Department of State shall deliver information in Dari, Pashto, or Urdu to prospective SIV holders about resettlement
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Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018 [S.3336]
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Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018
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Humane Treatment of Migrant Children Act [S.3263]
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Humane Treatment of Migrant Children Act
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UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018 [HB-6451]
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UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018
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Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act [HB-6361]
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Establishing a Humane Immigration Enforcement System Act
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ESPERER Act of 2017 Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency Act of 2017 [HB-4184]
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ESPERER Act of 2017 Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency Act of 2017 This bill permits a qualifying national of Haiti, Nicaragua, El Salvador, or Honduras who is in temporary protected status (TPS) to apply for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status before January 1, 2021. TPS designation permits eligible nationals of designated countries affected by armed conflict or natural disasters to temporarily reside and work in the United States. The spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of an alien who
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Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 [HB-3775]
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Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that complete, verifiable, and irreversible human rights improvements in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea should be part of a United States strategy for a nuclear-free Korean peninsula and a free and open Indo-Pacific region. [HR-976]
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that complete, verifiable, and irreversible human rights improvements in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea should be part of a United States strategy for a nuclear-free Korean peninsula and a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Requests that the President include complete and verifiable human rights improvements in North Korea as part of the U.S. negotiating strategy with North Korea, China, and regional allies.
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Family Unity Rights and Protection Act'. [HB-6236]
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Family Unity Rights and Protection Act'.
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Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act [HB-6193]
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Central America Family Protection and Reunification Act
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Protect Kids and Parents Act [HB-6195]
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Protect Kids and Parents Act
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Reunite Children With Their Parents Act [HB-6172]
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Reunite Children With Their Parents Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to reunite an alien who entered the United States with the alien's minor child (under the age of 18) who was separated from the child pending prosecution for improper entry or the adjudication of an asylum application.