Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2265
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2007-05-10 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative fees
Administrative procedure
Alien labor
Aliens
Armed Forces and National Security
Charities
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Department of State
Displaced persons
Economic assistance
Economics and Public Finance
Embassies
Europe
Evidence (Law)
Executive reorganization
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Homosexuality
Identification of criminals
Immigrants
International Affairs
International cooperation
International relief
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Jordan
Labor and Employment
Law
Lebanon
Married people
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Minorities
Nongovernmental organizations
Passports
Political persecution
Refugees
Religion
Religions
Right of asylum
Security measures
Social Welfare
Subcontractors
Syria
Terrorism
Translating and interpreting
Treaties
Turkey
United Nations
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: 
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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10438)
action_date: 2007-07-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8189-8190)
action_date: 2007-06-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7208)
action_date: 2007-06-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7079)
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-05-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4971)
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: 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.
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1013)
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-10
text: Introduced in House