H.Res. 1073: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Determination of the annual refugee admissions limit in fiscal year 2019 shall be no less than 110,000 and that President Trump and his administration must operate the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in good faith.

H.Res. 1073: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Determination of the annual refugee admissions limit in fiscal year 2019 shall be no less than 110,000 and that President Trump and his administration must operate the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in good faith.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-20 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Determination of the annual refugee admissions limit in fiscal year 2019 shall be no less than 110,000 and that President Trump and his administration must operate the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in good faith.

Plain summary

Reaffirms the bipartisan commitment of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees, including through U.S. resettlement for those who cannot return home. Urges President Trump and his administration to affirm the importance of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and to make a presidential determination for FY2019 that the admission of at least 110,000 refugees is justified. (Under the program, such determination establishes the overall admissions levels and regional allocations of all refugees for an upcoming fiscal year.)

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Determination of the annual refugee admissions limit in fiscal year 2019 shall be no less than 110,000 and that President Trump and his administration must operate the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in good faith.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] · 62 cosponsors

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Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), William R. Keating (D-MA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Darren Soto (D-FL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL) and 2 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] reported raising $514,399 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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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-115hres1073.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres1073 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115