United States · Bill · S
S. 5353 (117th)
Refugee Protection Act of 2022
Introduced
21 December 2022
Last action
21 December 2022 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Subjects
Asylum, Immigration, Taxation
Source updated
10 August 2026
Asylum · Immigration · Taxation
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
21 December 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
21 December 2022
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 21 December 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → NO BAN Act
- related to → GRACE Act
- related to → Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
- related to → FAIR Proceedings Act
- related to → GRACE Act
- related to → NO BAN Act
- related to → Stateless Protection Act of 2022
- related to ← Refugee Protection Act of 2022
- related to ← Stateless Protection Act of 2022
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5353
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/5353
- us · 117-s-5353 · source updated 10 August 2026