President Gerald R. Ford Iraqi Ally and Refugee Responsibility Memorial Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2486
Sponsor: Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2007-05-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Afghanistan
Armed Forces and National Security
Civil-military relations
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Displaced persons
Ex-presidents
Families
Ford Administration
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Immigrants
Immigration
International military forces
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Law
Legislation
Middle East and North Africa
Military occupation
Military operations
Murder
Nongovernmental organizations
Planning
Political persecution
Political violence
Refugees
Relocation
South Asia
Terrorism
Translating and interpreting
Visas

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: 
President Gerald R. Ford Iraqi Ally and Refugee Responsibility Memorial Act of 2007 - States that the United States: (1) accepts responsibility for the welfare and safety of Iraqis and their immediate family members who, as a consequence of working for or assisting the U.S. government or the U.S. Armed Forces, have become internally displaced or refugees or have a well-grounded fear of persecution or physical harm; and (2) will assist all Iraq refugees, including internally displaced Iraqis, and acknowledges that U.S. actions contributed to the refugee problem that developed subsequent to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. 
 
Directs the President to report to the appropriate congressional committees respecting: (1) the number of Iraqis who have been employed in Iraq by the U.S. government, the U.S. Armed Forces, coalition forces, contractors, and international organizations; and (2) plans to accelerate U.S. assistance to Iraqi refugees.
 
Directs the President to submit to Congress legislative proposals to facilitate the resettlement in the United States of Iraqis who have a well-founded fear of persecution because of their employment by or assistance to the United States or a coalition country in Iraq.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-06-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
action_date: 2007-05-24
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: 2007-05-24
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: 2007-05-24
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: 2007-05-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-24
text: Introduced in House