Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3674
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2007-09-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Aliens
Border patrols
Boundaries
Cameras
Charities
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Data banks
Department of Homeland Security
Development credit institutions
Displaced persons
Drone aircraft
Economic assistance
Europe
European Union
Families
Federal employees
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Identification devices
Immigrants
Immigration
International agencies
International cooperation
International relief
Iran
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Jordan
Labor and Employment
Latin America
Law
Lebanon
Married people
Middle East and North Africa
Minorities
Nongovernmental organizations
Organization of American States (OAS)
Passports
Police training
Recruiting of employees
Refugees
Remote sensing
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Smuggling
Social Welfare
Syria
Technical assistance
Terrorism
Turkey
United Nations
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: 
Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of State, with respect to each country containing a significant population of Iraqi refugees or internally displaced persons including Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Lebanon, to provide bilateral assistance or funding to international aid organizations and nongovernmental organizations for humanitarian assistance, including adequate food, shelter, clean drinking water, sanitation, health care, education, and security. 
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to assist Jordanian border police, immigration officers, and other individuals responsible for Jordanian border security in the security screening of Iraqi refugees. 
 
Authorizes special immigrant status for an alien (and accompanying or joining spouse and children) who: (1) is a national of Iraq; (2) was employed by, or worked for or with, the U.S. government, U.S. companies, or nongovernmental organizations in Iraq on or after March 19, 2003, for at least one year; and (3) fears reprisal, persecution, injury, or death to the alien or the alien's family due to such employment. Directs the Secretary of State to provide such alien with protection or immediate removal from Iraq.
 
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for expedited processing of Iraqi refugees, with priority for Iraqis who: (1) were employed by the U.S. government, U.S. companies, or nongovernmental organizations; or (2) are members of vulnerable refugee populations, including Iraqis from ethnically mixed families and Iraqis who are members of religious or other minority groups. 
 
Directs the Secretary of State to work with the international community to assist Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-11-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1987-1988)
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-09-26
text: Introduced in House