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Resolution· HRESH.Res. 509 (96th)passed

A resolution concerning Thailand's assistance to Kampuchean refugees.

United States · United States Congress · 18 December 1979

Commends the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand for its efforts to assist and feed Indochinese refugees. Declares that the United States should seek to insure the survival of the Kampuchean people.

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 316 (96th)passed

An original resolution concerning Thailand's assistance to Kampuchean refugees.

United States · United States Congress · 17 December 1979

Commends the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand for its efforts to assist and feed Indochinese refugees. Pledges continued United States support for Thailand in its efforts to assist such refugees. Declares that the United States seek to insure the survival of the Kampuchean (Cambodian) people.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 499 (96th)passed

A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 2816, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the procedures for the admission of refugees, to amend the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 to establish a more uniform basis for the provision of assistance to refugees, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 1979

Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 2816 (Refugee admission and assistance).

Bill· SS. 1866 (96th)referred

Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act Amendment of 1979

United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1979

Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act Amendment of 1979 - Amends the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975 to permit funds authorized to be appropriated for refugee assistance to be available for obligation through September 30, 1983 (presently, 1981).

Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 405 (96th)referred

A joint resolution requiring the President to take certain steps to aid Indochinese refugees.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 1979

Directs the President to: (1) rescue refugees found in distress on the high seas; (2) airlift medical supplies and food to the refugee camps; (3) airlift Indochinese refugees who have been admitted to the United States; (4) establish centers for medical care and to assist in the settlement of refugees; (5) continue negotiations to establish a consular office in Vietnam for those wishing to emigrate; and (6) call upon the United Nations General Assembly to discuss sanctions against Vietnam for human rights violations of its citizens.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 181 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution urging the President to take new steps to aid Vietnamese refugees.

United States · United States Congress · 2 August 1979

Urges the President to: (1) rescue refugees found in distress on the high seas; (2) airlift medical supplies and food to the refugee camps; (3) airlift Vietnamese refugees who have been admitted to the United States; (4) establish centers for medical care and to assist in the settlement of refugees; (5) establish a consular office in Vietnam for those wishing to emigrate; and (6) call upon the United Nations General Assembly to discuss sanctions against Vietnam for inhumane treatment of its citizens.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 362 (96th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the President's providing emergency assistance to Indochinese refugees.

United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1979

Expresses the sense of the House that the President should: (1) arrange for the immediate U.S. entry of approved Indochinese refugees; (2) direct emergency measures to rescue refugees on the high seas; and (3) establish a U.S. transit center for screening and processing refugees.

Bill· HRH.R. 4633 (96th)referred

A bill directing the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of settling Indochinese refugees in territories and possessions in the Pacific which the United States administers or over which the United States claims sovereignty.

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979

Directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior to study the feasibility of settling Indochinese refugees in territories and possessions in the Pacific which the United States administers or over which the United States claims sovereignty, with particular attention to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 157 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress supporting and encouraging the President's efforts to encourage all nations to increase aid and resettlement assistance to Indochinese refugees, and requesting the Attorney General, in conjunction with these efforts, to substantially increase the number of Indochinese refugees paroled into the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 27 June 1979

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, should provide for an increase in the rate of parole of Indochinese refugees into the United States.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 31 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate supports and encourages the President's efforts to encourage all nations to increase aid and resettlement assistance to Indochinese refugees, and that in conjunction with their effort the Attorney General should substantially increase the number of Indochinese refugees paroled into the United States, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1979

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, should provide for an increase in the rate of parole of Indochinese refugees into the United States.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 145 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House of Representatives support and encourages the President's efforts to encourage all nations to increase aid and resettlement assistance to Indochinese refugees, and that in conjunction with their effort the Attorney General should substantially increase the number of Indochinese refugees paroled into the United States, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1979

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General, in consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, should provide for an increase in the rate of parole of Indochinese refugees into the United States.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 321 (96th)passed

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should call upon the Secretary General of the United Nations to convene immediately an emergency session of the General Assembly, or should use other appropriate fora, to deal with the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia.

United States · United States Congress · 18 June 1979

Expresses the sense of the House that the President should call for an emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly, or other appropriate fora, to deal with the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 141 (96th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should call upon the Secretary General of the United Nations to convene immediately an emergency session of the General Assembly to deal with the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia.

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1979

Expresses the sense of the House that the President should call for an emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly to deal with the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia.

Resolution· HRESH.Res. 316 (96th)referred

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should call upon the Secretary General of the United Nations to convene immediately an emergency session of the General Assembly to deal with the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia.

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 1979

Expresses the sense of the House that the President should call for an emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly to deal with the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia.

Bill· HRH.R. 3631 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Act establishing the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy (Public Law 95-412).

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979

Amends the provisions of Federal law regarding the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy to: (1) change the rate of compensation for the public members of the Commission; (2) extend the life of the Commission from September 30, 1980, to March 1, 1981; (3) permit Federal employees detailed to the Commission to serve without reimbursement by the Commission; (4) increase the Commission's authorization from $700,000 to $2,450,000; and (5) authorize the Commission to procure the services of experts and consultants.

Bill· HRH.R. 3610 (96th)referred

Refugee Act of 1979

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979

Refugee Act of 1979 - Title I: Purpose - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to provide a permanent and systematic procedure for the admission to this country of refugees of special concern to the United States, and to provide comprehensive and uniform provisions for temporary and transitional assistance to those refugees who are admitted. Title II: Admission of Refugees - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to define "refugee" as any person who is outside his country of nationality (or in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which he last habitually resided), and who is unable or unwilling to return to such country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Defines "consultation" to mean personal contact by Presidential representatives with members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees to review the refugee or emergency refugee situations, and to provide such Committees with information about: (1) the nature of the refugee situation; (2) the anticipated social, economic, and demographic impact of refugee admissions in the United States; (3) possible refugee resettlement assistance from other nations; and (4) any impact on United States foreign policy. Provides for up to 50,000 annual refugee admissions, with allocations to groups of refugees as determined by the President to be of special concern to the United States. Directs the President to report annually to such Committees regarding the forseeable numbers of refugees in need of resettlement during the coming fiscal year, and the anticipated allocation of such refugee admissions. Authorizes the President to exceed such 50,000 admissions level if the President, at the beginning of a fiscal year and after consultation with such Committees, determines it to be in the national interest or for humanitarian purposes. Provides that allocation for such additional refugees shall be made in the same manner as for the first 50,000. Authorizes the Attorney General to admit such refugees as permanent residents without first being admitted conditionally. Exempts such admissions from meeting certain other immigrant requirements (labor certification, public charge, immigrant visa, literacy, and foreign physicians). Provides that up to 5,000 of such 50,000 refugee admission entries may be made available to adjust the status of any alien refugee present in the United States to permanent resident status provided such person: (1) applies for the adjustment; (2) has been physically present in the United States for at least two years prior to such application; and (3) is a refugee not firmly resettled in any other foreign country. Exempts such persons from meeting other immigrant requirements (labor certification, public charge, immigrant visa, literacy, and foreign physicians). Permits spouses and children of refugees so adjusted to also have their status adjusted to that of permanent resident without the two year U.S. residency requirement. Permits such adjusted status refugees, upon a satisfactory showing to the Attorney General, to have the date of their admission as a permanent resident operate retroactively (up to two years) to the date they became refugees in the United States. Permits such procedure for the spouse and children of such refugees. Authorizes the President, after consultation with the Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate, to admit additional refugees in unforeseen emergency situations. States that such additional emergency refugee admissions will be allocated among groups or classes of refugees of special concern to the United States in accordance with a determination made by the President. Provides that such emergency refugees will be admitted conditionally. Permits the spouse and children of a refugee admitted for permanent residence or admitted conditionally under this Act to qualify for the same admission status as such refugee if not so entitled in their own right. Provides that the spouse or children will be charged against the same refugee admissions limitation as such refugee. Provides permanent resident status for any conditionally admitted refugee: (1) who has been present in the United States at least two years; (2) who has not acquired permanent resident status; and (3) whose conditional entry has not been terminated by the Attorney General. Provides that such permanent resident status shall be conferred without regard to certain other immigrant requirements (labor certification, public charge, immigrant visa, literacy, and foreign physicians), and shall operate retroactively to the date of such alien's arrival in the United States. Provides for the exclusion of such conditionally admitted refugees who are found to be inadmissible as permanent residents. Permits any alien eligible for retroactive resident alien status under this Act who has already been granted such status under other provisions of such Act that do not provide for retroactivity, to have his or her admission for permanent resident status recorded as of the date of entry as a refugee into the United States. Directs the President to report quarterly to the Congress on efforts to secure international cooperation in the resettlement of refugees, and to report bimonthly on the number of refugees admitted to the United States. Title III: Temporary and Transitional Assistance to Refugees - Amends the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 to authorize appropriations when necessary for: (1) public or private voluntary agencies to aid in the placement, resettlement, and care of refugees; (2) programs to aid adult refugees in securing employment; (3) State and local agencies for projects to provide special educational services to refugee children in elementary and secondary schools; (4) child welfare services for two years after the arrival of a refugee child, or in the case of a child who enters the United States accompanied by a parent or other close relative, until age 18; and (5) income maintenance and medical assistance during the first two years (except for Cuban refugees who entered the United States before October 1, 1978) following a refugee's arrival in the United States, except that if a refugee is eligible for Aid to Families with Dependent Children or Medicaid assistance, funds under this Act would only be used for the non-Federal share of such assistance. Increases the authorized level of the Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000. Title IV: Effective Date - Provides that this Act shall take effect as of October 1, 1979.

Bill· SS. 811 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Act establishing the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy to correct an error regarding compensation of the members, to change the date on which the final report shall be due, to provide for adequate funding, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1979

Amends the provisions of Federal law regarding the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy to: (1) change the rate of compensation for the public members of the Commission; (2) extend the life of the Commission from September 30, 1980, to March 1, 1981; (3) permit Federal employees detailed to the Commission to serve without reimbursement by the Commission; (4) increase the Commission's authorization from $700,000 to $2,450,000; and (5) authorize the Commission to procure the services of experts and consultants.

Law· SS. 643 (96th)open

Refugee Act of 1979

United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1979

Refugee Act of 1979 - Title I: Purpose - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to provide a permanent and systematic procedure for the admission to this country of refugees of special concern to the United States, and to provide comprehensive and uniform provisions for temporary and transitional assistance to those refugees who are admitted. Title II: Admission of Refugees - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to define "refugee" as any person who is outside his country of nationality (or in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which he last habitually resided), and who is unable or unwilling to return to such country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Provides for up to 50,000 annual refugee admissions, with allocations to groups of refugees as determined by the President to be of special concern to the United States. Directs the President to report annually to the Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate regarding the forseeable numbers of refugees in need of resettlement during the coming fiscal year, and the anticipated allocation of such refugee admissions. Authorizes the President to exceed such 50,000 admissions level if the President, at the beginning of a fiscal year and after consultation with such Committees, determines it to be in the national interest or for humanitarian purposes. Provides that allocation for such additional refugees shall be made in the same manner as for the first 50,000. Authorizes the Attorney General to admit such refugees as permanent residents without first being admitted conditionally. Exempts such admissions from meeting certain other immigrant requirements (labor certification, public charge, immigrant visa, literacy, and foreign physicians). Provides that up to 5,000 of such 50,000 refugee admission entries may be used to adjust the status of alien refugees present in the United States to permanent resident status provided such person: (1) applies for the adjustment; (2) has been physically present in the United States for at least two years prior to such application; and (3) is a refugee not firmly resettled in any other foreign country. Exempts such persons from meeting other immigrant requirements (labor certification, public charge, immigrant visa, literacy, and foreign physicians). Permits spouses and children of refugees so adjusted to also have their status adjusted to that of permanent resident without the two year U.S. residency requirement. Permits such adjusted status refugees, upon a satisfactory showing to the Attorney General, to have the date of their admission as a permanent resident operate retroactively (up to two years) to the date they become refugees in the United States. Permits such procedure for the spouse and children of such refugees. Authorizes the President, after consultation with the Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate, to admit additional refugees in unforeseen emergency situations. States that such additional emergency refugee admissions will be allocated among groups or classes of refugees of special concern to the United States in accordance with a determination made by the President. Provides that such emergency refugees will be admitted conditionally. Permits the spouse and children of a refugee admitted for permanent residence or admitted conditionally under this Act to qualify for the same admission status as such refugee if not so entitled in their own right. Provides that the spouse or children will be charged against the same refugee admissions limitation as such refugee. Provides permanent resident status for any conditionally admitted refugee: (1) who has been present in the United States at least two years; (2) who has not acquired permanent resident status; and (3) whose conditional entry has not been terminated by the Attorney General. Provides that such permanent resident status shall be conferred without regard to certain other immigrant requirements (labor certification, public charge, immigrant visa, literacy, and foreign physicians), and shall operate retroactively to the date of such alien's arrival in the United States. Provides for the exclusion of such conditionally admitted refugees who are found to be inadmissible as permanent residents. Permits any alien eligible for retroactive resident alien status under this Act who has already been granted such status under other provisions of such Act that do not provide for retroactivity, to have his or her admission for permanent resident status recorded as of the date of entry as a refugee into the United States. Title III: Temporary and Transitional Assistance to Refugees - Amends the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 to authorize appropriations when necessary for: (1) public or private voluntary agencies to aid in the placement, resettlement, and care of refugees; (2) programs to aid adult refugees in securing employment; (3) State and local agencies for projects to provide special educational services to refugee children in elementary and secondary schools; (4) child welfare services for two years after the arrival of a refugee child, or in the case of a child who enters the United States accompanied by a parent or other close relative, until age 18; and (5) income maintenance and medical assistance during the first two years (except for Cuban refugees who entered the United States before October 1, 1978) following a refugee's arrival in the United States, except that if a refugee is eligible for Aid to Families with Dependent Children or Medicaid assistance, funds under this Act would only be used for the non-Federal share of such assistance. Increases the authorized level of the Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000. Title IV: Effective Date - Provides that this Act shall take effect as of October 1, 1979.

Bill· HRH.R. 2816 (96th)passed

Refugee Act of 1979

United States · United States Congress · 13 March 1979

Refugee Act of 1979 - Title I: Purpose - Declares the purpose of this Act to be to provide a permanent and systematic procedure for the admission to this country of refugees of special concern to the United States, and to provide comprehensive and uniform provisions for temporary and transitional assistance to those refugees who are admitted. Title II: Admission of Refugees - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to define "refugee" as any person who is outside his country of nationality (or in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which he last habitually resided), and who is unable or unwilling to return to such country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Provides for up to 50,000 annual refugee admissions, with allocations to groups of refugees as determined by the President to be of special concern to the United States. Directs the President to report annually to the Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate regarding the forseeable numbers of refugees in need of resettlement during the coming fiscal year, and the anticipated allocation of such refugee admissions. Authorizes the President to exceed such 50,000 admissions level if the President, at the beginning of a fiscal year and after consultation with such Committees, determines it to be in the national interest or for humanitarian purposes. Provides that allocation for such additional refugees shall be made in the same manner as for the first 50,000. Authorizes the Attorney General to admit such refugees as permanent residents without first being admitted conditionally. Exempts such admissions from meeting certain other immigrant requirements (labor certification, public charge, immigrant visa, literacy, and foreign physicians). Provides that up to 5,000 of such 50,000 refugee admission entries may be used to adjust the status of alien refugees presently in the United States to permanent resident status provided such person: (1) applies for the adjustment; (2) has been physically present in the United States for at least two years prior to such application; and (3) is a refugee not firmly resettled in any other foreign country. Exempts such persons from meeting other immigrant requirements (labor certification, public charge, immigrant visa, literacy, and foreign physicians). Permits spouses and children of refugees so adjusted to also have their status adjusted to the permanent resident without the two year U.S. residency requirement. Permits such adjusted status refugees, upon a satisfactory showing to the Attorney General, to have the date of their admission as a permanent resident operate retroactively (up to two years) to the date they became refugees in the United States. Permits such procedure for the spouse and children of such refugees. Authorizes the President, after consultation with the Judiciary Committees of the House and Senate, to admit additional refugees in unforeseen emergency situations. States that such additional emergency refugee admissions will be allocated among groups or classes of refugees of special concern to the United States in accordance with a determination made by the President. Provides that such emergency refugees will be admitted conditionally. Permits the spouse and children of a refugee admitted for permanent residence or admitted conditionally under this Act to qualify for the same admission status as such refugee if not so entitled in their own right. Provides that the spouse or children will be charged against the same refugee admissions limitation as such refugee. Provides permanent resident status for any conditionally admitted refugee: (1) who has been present in the United States at least two years; (2) who has not acquired permanent resident status; and (3) whose conditional entry has not been terminated by the Attorney General. Provides that such permanent resident status shall be conferred without regard to certain other immigrant requirements (labor certification, public charge, immigrant visa literacy, and foreign physicians), and shall operate retroactively to the date of such alien's arrival in the United States. Provides for the exclusion of such conditionally admitted refugees who are found to be inadmissible as permanent residents. Permits any alien eligible for retroactive resident alien status under this Act who has already been granted such status under other provisions of such Act that do not provide for retroactivity, to have his or her admission for permanent resident status recorded as of the date of entry as a refugee into the United States. Title III: Temporary and Transitional Assistance to Refugees - Amends the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 to authorize appropriations when necessary for: (1) public or private voluntary agencies to aid in the placement, resettlement, and care of refugees; (2) programs to aid adult refugees in securing employment; (3) State and local agencies for projects to provide special educational services to refugee children in elementary and secondary schools; (4) child welfare services for two years after the arrival of a refugee child, or in the case of a child who enters the United States accompanied by a parent or other close relative, until age 18; and (5) income maintenance and medical assistance during the first two years (except for Cuban refugees who entered the United States before October 1, 1978) following a refugee's arrival in the United States, except that if a refugee is eligible for Aid to Families with Dependent Children or Medicaid assistance, funds under this Act would only be used for the non-Federal share of such assistance. Increases the authorized level of the Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000. Title IV: Effective Date - Provides that this Act shall take effect as of October 1, 1979.

Bill· HRH.R. 2334 (96th)referred

A bill to amend the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975 to provide a two-year extension of Federal assistance to Indochina refugees and to provide Federal assistance beyond two years to any Indochinese refugee who is under eighteen years of age.

United States · United States Congress · 22 February 1979

Amends the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1975 to limit funds authorizations for fiscal year 1981 and any subsequent fiscal year, for assistance to Indochinese refugees under 18 years of age.

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