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H.R. 4156: Lady Liberty Act of 2023
Quick Facts
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11)
Congress: 118th
Date Introduced: June 15, 2023
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (June 15, 2023)
Bill Summary
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.)