IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 526 
Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, 
and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States 
and around the world. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2023 
Mr. LIEU
(for himself, Ms. WILSON
of Florida, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. CLARKE of 
New York, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. TRONE, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. POCAN, 
Ms. OMAR, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Georgia, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. PETERS, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. TOKUDA, 
Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. WILLIAMS 
of Georgia, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. NADLER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 
Mr. EVANS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. 
MCCLELLAN, Ms. BALINT, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mrs. 
CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. JA-
COBS, Mr. CARSON, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
SOTO, and Mrs. TORRES of California) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting 
the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and dis-
placed persons in the United States and around the 
world. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:36 Jun 21, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6652
E:\BILLS\HR526.IH
HR526
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
•HRES 526 IH 
Whereas June 20, 2023, is an international day designated 
by the United Nations as ‘‘World Refugee Day,’’ to honor 
refugees around the globe and celebrate the strength and 
courage of people who have been forced to flee their 
homes to escape conflict or persecution due to their race, 
religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a 
particular social group; 
Whereas July 28, 2023, is the 72nd anniversary of the adop-
tion of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 
done at Geneva July 28, 1951, which defines the term 
‘‘refugee’’ and outlines the rights of refugees and the 
legal obligations of nation states to protect such rights; 
Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu-
gees (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘UNHCR’’) has re-
cently reported that— 
(1) there are more than 108,000,000 displaced peo-
ple who have been forced from their homes worldwide, 
which is more displaced people than at any other time in 
recorded history, including more than 35,200,000 refu-
gees and 62,500,000 internally displaced persons; 
(2) 67 percent of the world’s refugees originate from 
just Syria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, or Venezuela; 
(3) more than 50 percent of the population of Syria 
(at least 13,000,000 people) have been displaced since 
the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, either 
exiting Syria across the international border or going to 
other areas within Syria, and this displacement crisis has 
been exacerbated by major earthquakes that struck 
Turkiye and Syria in early February 2023; 
(4) more than 14,000,000 Ukrainian nationals and 
other third country nationals are currently displaced as 
a result of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:36 Jun 21, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6300
E:\BILLS\HR526.IH
HR526
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB