WELCOMED Act of 2021
Summary
Welcoming Evacuees Coming from Overseas to Mitigate Effects of Displacement Act of 2021 or the WELCOMED Act of 2021 This bill makes certain individuals from Afghanistan eligible for any benefit that is available to a refugee, such as resettlement assistance. Specifically, this bill shall apply to a national of Afghanistan (or an individual with no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan) who is temporarily paroled into the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit during the four-year period beginning on July 1, 2021.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Sep 3, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
lower
Sep 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Sep 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 75 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Seth Moulton
DDemocratic
Co
A. Donald McEachin
DDemocratic
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Ami Bera
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Levin
DDemocratic
Co
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Foster
DDemocratic
Co
Bradley Scott Schneider
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Higgins
DDemocratic
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