H.R. 977 · 117th Congress
Lady Liberty Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Gerald Connolly
- Introduced
- 2021-02-11
- Latest action
- 2021-04-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Summary
Lady Liberty Act of 2021
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. Under current law, the President sets the annual cap on refugee admissions at the beginning of each fiscal year. (The cap for FY2021 is 15,000, and the cap for FY2020 was 18,000.)