H.R. 2679: Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2015
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H.R. 2679: Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-04 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-04 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2015
Plain summary
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2015 Makes 3,000 immigrant visas available in FY2016-FY2018 for individuals who were born in Tibet and have been continuously residing in India or Nepal prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. Considers an individual to be a native of Tibet if such individual was born in Tibet or is the son, daughter, grandson, or granddaughter of an individual born in Tibet. Provides derivative status for accompanying/following spouses and children.
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Official text
Tibetan Refugee Assistance Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · 1 cosponsors
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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2679.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2679 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114