United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1340 (111th)
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2009
Introduced
5 March 2009
Last action
27 April 2009 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2009 - Makes 3,000 immigrant visas in FY2010-FY2012 available to individuals who: (1) were born in Tibet; and (2) have been continuously residing in India or Nepal prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. Makes such visas available to the sons, daughters, grandsons, or granddaughters of such individuals.
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Timeline
5 March 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 March 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1340
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/1340
- us · 111-hr-1340 · source updated 14 August 2025