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S.1135

S.1135: GRACE Act

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Introduced April 15, 2021
Latest Major Action April 15, 2021
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Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

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23 (22 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat)

Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Tina Smith (D-Minn.)
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Bob Casey (D-Pa.)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)
Mark Warner (D-Va.)
Tim Kaine (D-Va.)
Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

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Introduced in Senate - April 15, 2021

Bill Summary

Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act or the GRACE Act This bill establishes that the maximum number of refugees admitted each fiscal year shall be no less than 125,000 and that the maximum number shall be treated as the numerical goal for refugee admissions for the applicable fiscal year. The President may set a higher number if it is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. Currently, the...

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Date	Description
April 15, 2021	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
April 15, 2021	Introduced in the Senate by Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

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Introduced in the Senate by Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)