H.R. 3707: To ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the United States.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-12-11 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-12-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the United States.

Plain summary

Directs the United States to: (1) take all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure the safety of the residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq; (2) provide all necessary and appropriate assistance to the United Nations (U.N.) High Commissioner for Refugees to process refugee applications by the residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to secure their safe resettlement outside of Iraq; and (3) admit the residents of Camp Liberty/Hurriya as refugees in the United States and not delay or bar such resettlement because any such resident is or has been a member of, or supports or has supported, organizations or groups that were subject to the Secretary of State's decision of September 21, 2012. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress on U.S. efforts to guard the safety of Camp Liberty/Hurriya residents and secure their orderly resettlement.

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To ensure the emergency protection of Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya and to provide for their admission as refugees to the United States.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · 64 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Al Green (D-TX), Ami Bera (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT) and 4 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3707.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3707 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113