Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007

To provide special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, to assist Iraqi refugees, and for other purposes.

5/10/2007--Introduced.
Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide special immigrant status to an Iraqi national (and spouse or child of such alien) who:
(1) worked directly with the U.S. government, the United Nations, certified government or U.N. contractor or subcontractor, or U.S.-based nongovernmental organization for at least one year; and
(2) has a not manifestly unfounded fear of persecution, violence, or harm to the alien or the alien's family because of such work. Sets forth annual entry limits through FY2011 for such aliens. Directs the Secretary of State to:
(1) provide such aliens who are in imminent danger with protection, including temporary housing on U.S. military bases or at provincial reconstruction team offices or immediate removal from Iraq; and
(2) establish at least five alien processing facilities in Iraq. Establishes in the Department of State a Special Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, to be based at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. States that the Special Coordinator shall be responsible for the development and implementation of policies and programs for Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons, and shall establish a related inter-agency task force. Directs the Secretary of State to seek to negotiate a bilateral refugee resettlement agreement with each country containing a significant population of displaced Iraqis, including Jordan, Syria, Turkey, and Lebanon. Increases FY2007-FY2008 refugee admissions for persons who are not not firmly settled in a foreign country and who are of humanitarian concern to the United States in order to admit Iraqi refugees. Sets forth priority groups. Revises the authority of the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security to determine that security and related grounds for inadmissibility shall not apply to an individual or a group. Waives the FY2008-FY2009 funding cap for the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund. Authorizes appropriations to specified entities and agencies for Iraqi refugee-related assistance.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
• and 76 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Julia Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Thomas Davis [R, VA-11]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Philip English [R, PA-3]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Wayne Gilchrest [R, MD-1]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
  • Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
  • Rep. Tom Lantos [D, CA-12]
  • Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. R. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Jerry Moran [R, KS-1]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
  • Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Mark Udall [D, CO-2]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D, NY-12]
  • Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
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Committees

• House Judiciary
• 2 more
  • House Foreign Affairs
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2265

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
May 10, 2007

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• Sep 18, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10438)
• Jul 23, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8189-8190)
• Jun 27, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7208)
• Jun 26, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7079)
• Jun 26, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7009)
• Jun 25, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
• May 15, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4971)
• May 10, 2007: Referred to House Foreign Affairs
• May 10, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary
• May 10, 2007: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
• May 10, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1013)
• Introduced on May 10, 2007.
• May 10, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1013)

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September 07, 2007 Refugees: The Missing Iraq Benchmark

... but neither has left committee: the Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007 (HR 2265), and the Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act (Senate bill 1651). ...

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September 07, 2007 Conservative Leaders Call on Congress to Pass Legislation ...

HR 2265, introduced by Congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Christopher Shays in the House, and S. 1651 introduced by Senators Edward Kennedy and Gordon Smith in ...

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August 28, 2007 INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY

Co-sponsored by Chris Shays, R-Conn., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., HR 2265 would grant "special immigrant status" to at least 20000 Iraqi "refugees" in the ...

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