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H.R. 3942: Save Christians from Genocide Act

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H.R. 3942: Save Christians from Genocide Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-05 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Save Christians from Genocide Act

Plain summary

Save Christians from Genocide Act This bill recognizes that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, 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, Egypt, or Libya, or in the case of an alien having no nationality, whose country of last habitual residence was Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, or Libya; is a Christian or Yazidi; and is seeking refugee or immigrant admission to the United States.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Save Christians from Genocide Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Andy Harris (R-MD), Glenn Thompson (R-PA)

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr3942 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114