Allowing for the Safe Return of Rohingyas to Burma Act of 2019 This bill requires the President to withdraw duty-free treatment from Burma (Myanmar) and prohibits the President from reinstating such treatment without certifying that Burma (1) allows the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya refugees; (2) has taken steps to provide Burmese citizenship to such Rohingya refugees; and (3) has addressed the root causes of the crisis in the Rakhine State.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International Finance
AsiaBurmaCitizenship and naturalizationConflicts and warsCongressional oversightPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsTariffs
Allowing for the Safe Return of Rohingyas to Burma Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-4392| House
| Updated: 9/18/2019
Allowing for the Safe Return of Rohingyas to Burma Act of 2019 This bill requires the President to withdraw duty-free treatment from Burma (Myanmar) and prohibits the President from reinstating such treatment without certifying that Burma (1) allows the safe, voluntary, and dignified return of Rohingya refugees; (2) has taken steps to provide Burmese citizenship to such Rohingya refugees; and (3) has addressed the root causes of the crisis in the Rakhine State.
AsiaBurmaCitizenship and naturalizationConflicts and warsCongressional oversightPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsTariffs