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118th Congress Immigration

H.R. 4156: Lady Liberty Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jun 15, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jun 15, 2023

This bill sets a floor of 125,000 for the maximum number of refugees who may be admitted into the United States each fiscal year. Under current law, the President sets the annual cap on refugee admissions at the beginning of each fiscal year. (The cap for FY2023 was 125,000, but in some years it had been lower. For example, the cap for FY2021 was 15,000.)

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

25

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Gerald Connolly D-VA SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History

  1. Jun 15, 2023Introduced in the House by Gerald Connolly.
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  1. Jun 15, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 15, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.