Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6496
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2008-07-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: ASEAN countries
Arab countries
Christianity
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Displaced persons
East Asia
Economic assistance
Egypt
Ethnic groups
Europe
European Union
Executive Office of the President
Executive reorganization
Families
Federal employees
Foreign service
Government Operations and Politics
Gulf States
Health
Human rights
Immigration
International cooperation
International relief
Iran
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Jews
Jordan
Lebanon
Middle East and North Africa
Minorities
Nongovernmental organizations
Orphans
President and foreign policy
Refugees
Regionalism (International organization)
Religion
Religious liberty
Repatriation
Syria
Technical assistance
Torture
Turkey
United Nations
United Nations economic assistance
Victims of crimes
Violence
Visas
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: 
Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008 - Expresses the sense of Congress concerning Iraqi refugees and internally displaced persons.

Directs the Secretary of State, with respect to vulnerable populations in Iraq (including internally displaced persons) and with respect to countries containing a significant population of Iraqi refugees (including Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, and Iran), to provide such countries or appropriate international organizations and nongovernmental organizations with specified humanitarian assistance.

Directs the Secretary to make every effort to ensure that the humanitarian needs of vulnerable populations (including internally displaced persons) in Iraq and Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries are met. 

Authorizes appropriations to Jordan for humanitarian assistance to Iraqi refugees and to provide the necessary infrastructure to support both the needs of Iraqi refugees and the Jordanian people. Requires that related fund monitoring mechanisms be established.

Increases refugee admission limitations for the purpose of admitting Iraqi citizens or nationals who became refugees on or after March 19, 2003.

Directs the Secretary, by a specified date and subject to the availability of appropriations, to have increased by 100% the number of federal personnel in Iraq and in other appropriate countries who are conducting security reviews of Iraqi refugee applicants. 
 
Directs the Secretary to work with the international community to provide: (1) financial assistance to vulnerable populations in Iraq (including internally displaced persons) and to Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries; and (2) technical and financial assistance to international organizations in order to process refugees.
 
Defines &quot;vulnerable populations in Iraq.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1485)
action_date: 2008-07-15
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: 2008-07-15
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: 2008-07-15
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: 2008-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Introduced in House