United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2981 (112th)
Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act
Introduced
21 September 2011
Last action
23 September 2011 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sponsors
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Restoring Protection to Victims of Persecution Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the one-year deadline for application for U.S. asylum.
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Timeline
21 September 2011
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2011
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1678)
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2011
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 September 2011
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 21 September 2011 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2981
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2981
- us · 112-hr-2981 · source updated 14 August 2025