House Bill 977
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Lady Liberty Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 11, 2021
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
977
Congress
117
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 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.)
February 11, 2021
04/23/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
02/11/2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
02/11/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:47 PM