To establish a community-based refugee reception program to provide initial refugee resettlement services, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a community-based refugee reception program to provide initial
refugee resettlement services, 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, Labor.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community-based Refugee Reception Act of 2025.
- Section iddd6b26bd98b2487285418093c697f111: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— community-based refugee reception is not a replacement for resettlement services provided through...
- Section idc5208ea2321e4241a43982d372e038f9: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Secretary means the Secretary of State. The term reception and placement services means the initial reception and...
- Section ide68ca78b26ab4ccba902036e287cae53: 4. Eligibility as refugees of special humanitarian concern For the purpose of admission as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act...
- Section idc22f0a832f6d4f56a75c7761eec151b4: 5. Community-based Refugee Reception Program Chapter 2 of title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a community-based refugee reception program to provide initial refugee resettlement services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Government Operations, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish a community-based refugee reception program to provide initial refugee resettlement services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the initial reception and placement program managed by the Department of State that provides initial resettlement assistance to refugees arriving in the United States, such as— the provision of housing, furnishings, clothing, and food
the initial reception and placement program managed by the Department of State that provides initial resettlement assistance to refugees arriving in the United States, such as—(A)the provision of housing, furnishings, clothing, and food
the initial reception and placement program managed by the Department of State that provides initial resettlement assistance to refugees arriving in the United States, such as— the provision of housing, furnishings, clothing, and food
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