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Refugee Protection Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-9685| House 
| Updated: 12/22/2022
Zoe Lofgren

Zoe Lofgren

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (9)
Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee, Budget Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5210
Refugee Protection Act of 2019
Dec 21, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-5353
Introduced in Senate
Dec 22, 2022
Introduced in House
Dec 22, 2022
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5210
    Refugee Protection Act of 2019


  • December 21, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-5353
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 22, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • December 22, 2022
    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.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2237: GRACE Act
  • S 117-1891: NO BAN Act
  • S 117-5353: Refugee Protection Act of 2022
  • HR 117-1333: NO BAN Act
  • S 117-5330: Stateless Protection Act of 2022
  • S 117-901: FAIR Proceedings Act
  • S 117-1135: GRACE Act
  • HR 117-9671: Stateless Protection Act of 2022
  • HR 117-7867: Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act

Refugee Protection Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-9685| House 
| Updated: 12/22/2022
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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5210
Refugee Protection Act of 2019
Dec 21, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-5353
Introduced in Senate
Dec 22, 2022
Introduced in House
Dec 22, 2022
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.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5210
    Refugee Protection Act of 2019


  • December 21, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-5353
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 22, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • December 22, 2022
    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.
Zoe Lofgren

Zoe Lofgren

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (9)
Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee, Budget Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2237: GRACE Act
  • S 117-1891: NO BAN Act
  • S 117-5353: Refugee Protection Act of 2022
  • HR 117-1333: NO BAN Act
  • S 117-5330: Stateless Protection Act of 2022
  • S 117-901: FAIR Proceedings Act
  • S 117-1135: GRACE Act
  • HR 117-9671: Stateless Protection Act of 2022
  • HR 117-7867: Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted