House Bill 3376
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Lady Liberty Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 20, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3376
Congress
116
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Lady Liberty Act of 2019
This bill sets a floor of 110,000 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 FY2020 is 18,000, and the cap for FY2019 was 30,000.)
June 20, 2019
07/30/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
06/20/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
06/20/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:59 PM