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Uyghur Policy Act of 2021 [HB-4785]
To support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct identity, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 12/05/2022

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Improving Access for Afghan Refugees Act [HB-4736]
To provide assistance to Afghan nationals who have suffered persecution based on their occupation, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to unaccompanied alien children. [HR-553]
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to unaccompanied alien children.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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United States Capitol Protection Task Force Act [S.2311]
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Leahy Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 99. on 07/13/2021

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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 [HB-4373]
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Became Public Law No: 117-264. on 12/23/2022

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Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2021 [HB-4276]
To provide for temporary protected status for residents of Hong Kong, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights, and calling for the Federal Government to protect the Afghan citizens who bravely served alongside the Armed Forces of the United States by providing adequate resources for the special immigrant visa program established under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009. [HR-505]
Expressing support for the people of Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights, and calling for the Federal Government to protect the Afghan citizens who bravely served alongside the Armed Forces of the United States by providing adequate resources for the special immigrant visa program established under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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Save Our Afghan Allies Act [S.2216]
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to develop a plan for the relocation and admission to the United States of certain citizens of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/24/2021

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A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States to promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons. [SR-283]
A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States to promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/23/2021

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Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons. [HR-490]
Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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Combating Trafficking of Cuban Doctors Act of 2021 [S.2138]
A bill to respond to international trafficking of Cuban medical professionals by the Government of Cuba, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/17/2021

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Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021 [S.2032]
A bill to extend and modify the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, to postpone the medical exam for aliens who are otherwise eligible for such program, to provide special immigrant status for certain surviving spouses and children, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/10/2021

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Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2021 GLOBE Act of 2021 [S.1996]
A bill to protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/09/2021

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A resolution remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Community Party, and for other purposes. [SR-259]
A resolution remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Community Party, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/08/2021

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A resolution remembering the 32nd anniversary of the violent repression of peaceful protests centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's ongoing denial of basic rights and fundamental freedoms. [SR-260]
A resolution remembering the 32nd anniversary of the violent repression of peaceful protests centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's ongoing denial of basic rights and fundamental freedoms.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/08/2021

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GLOBE Act of 2021 Greater Leadership Overseas for the Benefit of Equality Act of 2021 [HB-3800]
To protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022

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Remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. [HR-456]
Remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific, Central Asia And Nonproliferation. on 08/04/2021

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Migrant Resettlement Transparency Act [HB-3659]
To require advance consultation with State and local officials and monthly reports to Congress regarding the resettlement, transportation, and relocation of aliens in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Fleischmann Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022

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Condemning all violence and human rights abuses in Ethiopia, and calling on the Government of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea to remove all Eritrean troops from Ethiopia, and for all belligerents in the conflict, including the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and Amhara regional forces, and other armed groups to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations. [HR-445]
Condemning all violence and human rights abuses in Ethiopia, and calling on the Government of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea to remove all Eritrean troops from Ethiopia, and for all belligerents in the conflict, including the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and Amhara regional forces, and other armed groups to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 10/21/2021

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Border Response Resilience Act [S.1949]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a plan to respond to irregular migration at the border, to establish an irregular migration border response fund, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/27/2021

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