House Bill 6451
115th Congress(2017-2018)
UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 19, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
6451
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018
This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to recognize the refugee status of a Palestinian receiving assistance through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) if such person, or the person's spouse or minor child:
- resided, between June 1946 and May 1948, in the region controlled by Britain known as Mandatory Palestine;
- was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict; and
- has not accepted an offer of legal residency status, citizenship, or other permanent adjustment in status in another country.
In applying such criteria to refugees under UNRWA it shall be U.S. policy, consistent with the definition of a refugee under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that:
- derivative refugee status may only be extended to the spouse or minor child of such a refugee, and
- an alien who was firmly resettled in any country is not eligible to retain refugee status.
July 19, 2018
07/19/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
07/19/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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