Refugee Protection Act of 2022
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 21, 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.
What just happenedDec 21, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 21, 2022
- Dec 21, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Dec 21, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate