GRACE Act

This bill changes federal immigration law so that the President's yearly limit on refugee admissions must be at least 125,000, plus an added number of refugees admitted through community or private sponsorship. If the President does not set a number before the fiscal year begins, the limit would automatically be 125,000. Federal officials would have to treat these numbers as goals to meet, and the President would have to consider United Nations estimates of resettlement needs and set regional allocations with an unallocated reserve. The President would also have to give Congress quarterly reports on admissions and processing, post admissions reports online, and submit a plan if quarterly admissions fall below 25 percent of the yearly number.

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Sponsors

• Zoe Lofgren Democrat sponsor
• 13 cosponsors