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H.R. 2146: GRACE Act

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H.R. 2146: GRACE Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-09 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · 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 Citizenship. 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

GRACE Act

Plain summary

Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act or the GRACE Act This bill establishes that the maximum number of refugees admitted each fiscal year shall be no less than 95,000 and that the maximum number shall be treated as the numerical goal for refugee admissions for the applicable fiscal year. The President may set a higher number if it is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. Currently, the number admitted each fiscal year may not exceed 50,000 unless the President determines that a higher number is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. The bill directs the President to take into consideration information from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees when establishing the maximum admission number and making certain other related decisions. The President shall report to Congress quarterly on (1) the number of refugees admitted during the preceding quarter, (2) the number of aliens who were security-cleared during the preceding quarter, (3) a plan to reach the numerical goal for admitted refugees for that fiscal year, and (4) other related information.

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Official text

GRACE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] · 92 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Jason Crow (D-CO), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Sean Casten (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), James A. Himes (D-CT), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), André Carson (D-IN), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA) and 32 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] reported raising $2.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
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).
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.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2146 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116