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H.R. 4664: Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act

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H.R. 4664: Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-03-02 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-03-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · 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 Middle East and North Africa. 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.

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Official title

Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act

Plain summary

Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act This bill directs the President to report annually to Congress on actions the Department of State and other relevant federal departments and agencies have taken in the preceding year regarding resolution of the issue of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran. The report shall include a description of: actions in bilateral and multilateral fora to address the issue of rights for Jewish refugees from Arab countries; and measures to help ensure that the interests of Jews displaced from Arab countries and Iran and of all refugees displaced as a result of the Arab-Israeli conflict, including Arabs, Jews, Christians, and other groups, are considered in any final settlement of the Middle East refugee question that is part of any comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace.

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Official text

Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · 20 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] reported raising $258,402 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4664 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114