Refugee Protection Act of 2022

Summary

Refugee Protection Act of 2022 This bill modifies provisions related to asylum seekers and addresses related issues. For example, the bill (1) eliminates the statutory time limit for applying for asylum (currently one year after arriving in the United States), (2) establishes stateless protected status for individuals who are not considered a national by any country under that country’s law, and (3) requires the goal for refugee admissions for any given fiscal year to be no fewer than 125,000.

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Timeline

1. 21 December 2022

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 December 2022

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 21 December 2022 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 December 2022

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 21 December 2022

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
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• related to → Stateless Protection Act of 2022
• related to ← Refugee Protection Act of 2022
• related to ← Stateless Protection Act of 2022