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H.R. 4017 · 114th Congress

Save Christians from Genocide Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

DRR RohrabacherSponsor
11 cosponsors · 11 R
SCR Chabot JDR Duncan SJR Johnson SKR King MKR Kelly TPR Poe DWR Webster AHR Harris ASR Scott MBR Bishop GGR Grothman

7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill recognizes that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of genocide.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Nov 16, 2015

Save Christians from Genocide Act

This bill recognizes that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of genocide.

The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for expedited visa processing and shall ensure that such applications receive first priority among refugee and (family- or employment-based) immigrant applications for an alien who:

  • is a citizen or national of Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, or Libya, or in the case of an alien having no nationality, whose country of last habitual residence was Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, or Libya;
  • is a Christian or Yazidi; and
  • is seeking refugee or immigrant admission to the United States.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Save Christians from Genocide Act

Latest action (Dec 4, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 16, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.