Bill Details
HR.670 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2026-01-08 - ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 670, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Introduced Date
2025-01-23
Policy Area
Immigration
Committees
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Cosponsors
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- Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-District of Columbia]
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-Wisconsin-4]
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-Massachusetts-2]
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-Washington-9]
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-Minnesota-4]
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-Michigan-12]
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-Georgia-4]
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-Minnesota-5]
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-Florida-25]
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-Virginia-8]
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-Illinois-4]
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-Arizona-7]
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AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would change U.S. refugee policy by setting a floor on how many refugees can be admitted each year after fiscal year 2026. It says the number cannot be lower than 125,000 refugees in any such year, even if the President does not make a separate yearly decision. In simple terms, it aims to make sure the United States admits at least that many refugees each year starting after 2026.
- It changes the Immigration and Nationality Act, which is the main law covering immigration and refugees.
- Under current law, the President decides the yearly refugee number; this bill would add a minimum level after fiscal year 2026.
- The minimum set by the bill is 125,000 refugees per fiscal year.
- The bill is also called the “Lady Liberty Act of 2025.”
Official Summaries
Lady Liberty Act of 2025
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 beginning in FY2027. Under current law, the President sets the annual cap on refugee admissions at the beginning of each fiscal year.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 670 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 670
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum
number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal
year 2026, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 23, 2025
Mr. Connolly (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr.
McGovern, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Johnson
of Georgia, Ms. Omar, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Beyer) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum
number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal
year 2026, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lady Liberty Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. MINIMUM NUMBER OF REFUGEES TO BE ADMITTED.
Section 207(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1157(a)) is amended by inserting after ``in any fiscal year after
fiscal year 1982 shall be such number as the President determines,''
the following: ``except that in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2026,
such number may not be less than 125,000, without regard to whether or
not the President makes any determination''.
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