H.R. 4156: Lady Liberty Act of 2023
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: June 15, 2023
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (June 15, 2023)
Lady Liberty Act of 2023
This bill sets a floor of 125,000 for the maximum number of refugees who may be admitted into the United States each fiscal year. Under current law, the President sets the annual cap on refugee admissions at the beginning of each fiscal year. (The cap for FY2023 was 125,000, but in some years it had been lower. For example, the cap for FY2021 was 15,000.)
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-8) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA-4) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA-9) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI-4) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Chuy García (D-IL-4) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-12) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ-9) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX-9) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-CA-44) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-12) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-7) (June 15, 2023)
Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX-35) (June 30, 2023)