S2655-119

In Committee

Community-based Refugee Reception Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Aug 1, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a compliance mandate provision: 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 (8 U.S.C. 1157), expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 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 end, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 415. Community-based Refugee Reception Program. It relies on appropriations, grants, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Reduces a compliance mandate provision: 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 (8 U.S.C. 1157)...
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 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 end...
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 415. Community-based Refugee Reception Program.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill reduces a compliance mandate provision: 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 (8 U.S.C. 1157), expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 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 end, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 415. Community-based Refugee Reception Program.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Immigration

Primary Purpose

The bill reduces a compliance mandate provision: 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 (8 U.S.C. 1157), expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 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 end, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 415. Community-based Refugee Reception Program.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Immigration

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 1, 2025

Mr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following …

Aug 1, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Aug 1, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Immigration
Actor Mappings
"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

3 terms
"reception and placement services" §id479d10b83abd47a69665ef2df3d7c526

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

"reception and placement services" §idc22f0a832f6d4f56a75c7761eec151b4

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

"reception and placement services" §idc5208ea2321e4241a43982d372e038f9

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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