US Congress House Resolution 435 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-10-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Recognizing the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities, especially Christians and Yezidis, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as Daesh, and calling for the immediate prioritization of accepting refugees from such communities. Declares that the crimes being committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as Daesh, and other related groups constitute a genocide against the religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East. Urges the United States to: (1) increase the amount of refugees being resettled to meet the demands of these persecuted communities, and (2) prioritize the applications of families and individuals from the communities facing genocide and offer them refuge.

Recognizing the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities, especially Christians and Yezidis, by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as Daesh, and calling for the immediate prioritization of accepting refugees from such communities.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]

Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]

Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2015-09-24	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2015-09-24	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-09-24	House	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.
2015-09-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/435/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hres435/BILLS-114hres435ih.pdf