United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2679 (114th)
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2015
Introduced
4 June 2015
Last action
16 June 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2015 Makes 3,000 immigrant visas available in FY2016-FY2018 for individuals who were born in Tibet and have been continuously residing in India or Nepal prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. Considers an individual to be a native of Tibet if such individual was born in Tibet or is the son, daughter, grandson, or granddaughter of an individual born in Tibet. Provides derivative status for accompanying/following spouses and children.
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Timeline
4 June 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 June 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 June 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 June 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 June 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2679
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2679
- us · 114-hr-2679 · source updated 12 August 2025