HR6455-118

Introduced

To establish the Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons into the United States, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Nov 17, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish the Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons into the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Foreign Policy.

Who Benefits and How

immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H9251567C935E42509BD2FE7475760724: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Climate Displaced Persons Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section HF6CAA541CFA4470D97D2B37D4D36E1DF: 2. Findings; sense of Congress Congress finds the following: In the second study of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
  • Section HF472434389B94963ADA00D526F5EBE1D: 3. Definitions in the Immigration and Nationality Act Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended— by striking...
  • Section HE677779966954201B0D46341C1526F0B: 4. Required data collection and reporting The President shall ensure that the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of...
  • Section HE76038BA0EDA46438BFBA0AA86020DB1: 5. Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy Section 117 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151p) is amended— in subsection (b)— by inserting...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish the Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons into the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Government Operations, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish the Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons into the United States, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Government Operations Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
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federal implementing agencies:
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 17, 2023

Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Espaillat, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Immigration Government Operations Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"climate-displaced person" §HF472434389B94963ADA00D526F5EBE1D

any person who— is compelled to leave his or her habitual home, either within his or her country of nationality or in another country, due to— a climate-related environmental disaster

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