Lady Liberty Act of 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4156 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 2024, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 15, 2023 Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. EVANS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BLU- MENAUER, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. OMAR, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. PASCRELL, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. RASKIN, and Mr. GRIJALVA) in- troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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 2024, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lady Liberty Act of 4 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:21 Jul 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4156.IH H4156 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 4156 IH SEC. 2. MINIMUM NUMBER OF REFUGEES TO BE ADMITTED. 1 Section 207(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 2 Act (8 U.S.C. 1157(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘in 3 any fiscal year after fiscal year 1982 shall be such number 4 as the President determines,’’ the following: ‘‘except that 5 in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2024, such number may 6 not be less than 125,000, without regard to whether or 7 not the President makes any determination’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:21 Jul 20, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4156.IH H4156 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB