WELCOMED Act of 2021

12/31/2022, 5:35 AM

Welcoming Evacuees Coming from Overseas to Mitigate Effects of Displacement Act of 2021 or the WELCOMED Act of 2021

This bill makes certain individuals from Afghanistan eligible for any benefit that is available to a refugee, such as resettlement assistance.

Specifically, this bill shall apply to a national of Afghanistan (or an individual with no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan) who is temporarily paroled into the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit during the four-year period beginning on July 1, 2021.

Congress
117

Number
S - 2783

Introduced on
2021-09-21

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

9/21/2021

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Welcoming Evacuees Coming from Overseas to Mitigate Effects of Displacement Act of 2021 or the WELCOMED Act of 2021

This bill makes certain individuals from Afghanistan eligible for any benefit that is available to a refugee, such as resettlement assistance.

Specifically, this bill shall apply to a national of Afghanistan (or an individual with no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan) who is temporarily paroled into the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit during the four-year period beginning on July 1, 2021.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to provide resettlement benefits for certain nationals of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Immigration

Potential Impact
Afghanistan
Asia
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary10/13/2021

Welcoming Evacuees Coming from Overseas to Mitigate Effects of Displacement Act of 2021 or the WELCOMED Act of 2021

This bill makes certain individuals from Afghanistan eligible for any benefit that is available to a refug...


Latest Action9/21/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.