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To establish the policy of the United States with respect to contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6451| House 
| Updated: 7/19/2018
Doug Lamborn

Doug Lamborn

Republican Representative

Colorado

Cosponsors (13)
Mark Meadows (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Lou Barletta (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ted Poe (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018 This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to recognize the refugee status of a Palestinian receiving assistance through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) if such person, or the person's spouse or minor child: resided, between June 1946 and May 1948, in the region controlled by Britain known as Mandatory Palestine; was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict; and has not accepted an offer of legal residency status, citizenship, or other permanent adjustment in status in another country. In applying such criteria to refugees under UNRWA it shall be U.S. policy, consistent with the definition of a refugee under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that: derivative refugee status may only be extended to the spouse or minor child of such a refugee, and an alien who was firmly resettled in any country is not eligible to retain refugee status.
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Timeline
Jul 19, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 19, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • July 19, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 19, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

International Affairs

Arab-Israeli relationsCitizenship and naturalizationConflicts and warsFamily relationshipsForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripImmigration status and proceduresJordanLebanonMiddle EastMilitary education and trainingPalestiniansRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSyriaTerrorismUnited NationsWest Bank

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-6451| House 
| Updated: 7/19/2018
UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018 This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to recognize the refugee status of a Palestinian receiving assistance through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) if such person, or the person's spouse or minor child: resided, between June 1946 and May 1948, in the region controlled by Britain known as Mandatory Palestine; was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict; and has not accepted an offer of legal residency status, citizenship, or other permanent adjustment in status in another country. In applying such criteria to refugees under UNRWA it shall be U.S. policy, consistent with the definition of a refugee under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that: derivative refugee status may only be extended to the spouse or minor child of such a refugee, and an alien who was firmly resettled in any country is not eligible to retain refugee status.
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Timeline
Jul 19, 2018
Introduced in House
Jul 19, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • July 19, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • July 19, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Doug Lamborn

Doug Lamborn

Republican Representative

Colorado

Cosponsors (13)
Mark Meadows (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Tom McClintock (Republican)Lou Barletta (Republican)Scott Perry (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ted Poe (Republican)Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (Republican)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Arab-Israeli relationsCitizenship and naturalizationConflicts and warsFamily relationshipsForeign aid and international reliefGaza StripImmigration status and proceduresJordanLebanonMiddle EastMilitary education and trainingPalestiniansRefugees, asylum, displaced personsSyriaTerrorismUnited NationsWest Bank