HR 977 · 117th Congress · Immigration

Lady Liberty Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-02-11· Sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.(2021-04-23)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Lady Liberty Act of 2021 This bill sets a floor of 125,000 for the maximum number of refugees who may be admitted into the United States each fiscal year. Under current law, the President sets the annual cap on refugee admissions at the beginning of each fiscal year. (The cap for FY2021 is 15,000, and the cap for FY2020 was 18,000.)…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]CA
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]TN
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]CO
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]CA
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]FL
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]TX
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]CA
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]NY
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]IL
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]AZ
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]IL
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]TX
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]TX