118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4156Lady Liberty Act of 2023

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.

Immigration
Introduced Jun 15, 2023
Last action Jun 15, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 15, 2023
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Referred
Jun 15, 2023
Judiciary
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

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.)

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.