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H.R. 5096: Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act

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H.R. 5096: Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-08-24 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-08-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] · 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.
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Official title

Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act

Plain summary

Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act This bill addresses the settlement of Afghan and Iraqi special immigrant visa (SIV) holders. (Generally, SIV holders are individuals who received visas due to their work with the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan.) The Department of Health and Human Services must survey long-term outcomes, such as employment, housing, and educational attainment, of SIV holders as part of its annual survey of refugees. The Department of State must implement additional ways to deliver information in certain languages (i.e., Dari, Pashto, or Urdu) to prospective SIV holders about resettlement in the United States to assist with their adjustment process. The State Department and the Department of Defense must jointly establish a temporary program to offer SIV holders employment as translators, interpreters, and cultural awareness instructors.

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Official text

Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] · 49 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jason Crow (D-CO), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), John Garamendi (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Dina Titus (D-NV), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Mike Levin (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] reported raising $7.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5096 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117