US Congress House Bill 1475 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-9)
Status: Introduced on April 12 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2011 - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish as head of the Office an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Refugee and Asylee Resettlement. (Currently, the head of such Office is a Director.) Revises the refugee grant and contract assistance allocation formula. Directs the Assistant Secretary to: (1) report to Congress regarding states experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration; and (2) expand the Office's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities to include data on mental and physical medical cases, housing needs, and refugee employment.

Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2011

Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D-CA]
Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. David Rivera [R-FL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2011-04-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1475/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1475/BILLS-112hr1475ih.pdf