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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 670
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 2026, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY23, 2025
Mr. C
ONNOLLY(for himself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOOREof Wisconsin, Mr.
M
CGOVERN, Mr. SMITHof Washington, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. TLAIB, Mr.
J
OHNSONof Georgia, Ms. OMAR, Ms. WASSERMANSCHULTZ, and Mr.
B
EYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 2026, 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
2025’’. 5
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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 2026, such number may 6
not be less than 125,000, without regard to whether or 7
not the President makes any determination’’. 8
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