Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6198
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Continued Support for Afghan Allies Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 8, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 8, 2021
Latest Action
Nov 1, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6198
Congress
117
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Michigan
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Continued Support for Afghan Allies Act

This bill requires the Department of State to take various actions to support special immigrant visa and refugee applicants from Afghanistan.

Specifically, the State Department must take certain actions, such as (1) prioritize, in the evacuation of Afghanistan, bona fide special immigrant applicants and referrals to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program; (2) provide letters of support and other related documents to ease the transit of such individuals; (3) engage with the governments of relevant countries to better facilitate the evacuation; and (4) further surge capacity to reduce application processing times for such individuals.

Furthermore, the State Department must report to Congress a strategy for safely processing such applicants from Afghanistan and a plan for carrying out the actions required by this bill. The State Department must also periodically report to Congress on the progress in implementing the strategy and processing the applicants.

Text (1)
December 8, 2021
Actions (3)
11/01/2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
12/08/2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
12/08/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 30, 2022 3:04:04 AM