S4861-118

Introduced

To establish, in the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the Destination Reception Services Program New Arrival Services Board and to authorize a grant program for providing funding for medium-term services to eligible arrivals in destination States and localities to promote their self-sufficiency, reduce costs of extended emergency service provision, maximize benefit to new arrivals and host communities, provide diversion from homelessness, and promote the effective navigation and compliance of the immigration process.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 30, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish, in the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the Destination Reception Services Program New Arrival Services Board and to authorize a grant program for providing funding for medium-term services to eligible arrivals in destination States and localities to promote their self-sufficiency, reduce costs of extended emergency service provision, maximize benefit to new arrivals and host communities, provide diversion from homelessness, and promote the effective navigation and compliance of the immigration process., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Labor, Education.

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 Destination Reception Assistance Act.
  • Section ide07895d39e23442182b1c64ca8dbef49: 2. Authorization of Destination Reception Services Program Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522) is amended by adding at the end...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish, in the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the Destination Reception Services Program New Arrival Services Board and to authorize a grant program for providing funding for medium-term services to eligible arrivals in destination States and localities to promote their self-sufficiency, reduce costs of extended emergency service provision, maximize benefit to new arrivals and host communities, provide diversion from homelessness, and promote the effective navigation and compliance of the immigration process., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Immigration, Labor, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish, in the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the Destination Reception Services Program New Arrival Services Board and to authorize a grant program for providing funding for medium-term services to eligible arrivals in destination States and localities to promote their self-sufficiency, reduce costs of extended emergency service provision, maximize benefit to new arrivals and host communities, provide diversion from homelessness, and promote the effective navigation and compliance of the immigration process., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.

Policy Domains

Immigration Labor Education

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
Jul 30, 2024

Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Warren, …

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
Immigration Labor Education
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"eligible arrival" §ide07895d39e23442182b1c64ca8dbef49

an individual who— has been granted parole

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