WELCOMED Act of 2021

United States117th CongressHR-5168House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 1, 2022

Summary

Welcoming Evacuees Coming from Overseas to Mitigate Effects of Displacement Act of 2021 or the WELCOMED Act of 2021 This bill makes certain individuals from Afghanistan eligible for any benefit that is available to a refugee, such as resettlement assistance. Specifically, this bill shall apply to a national of Afghanistan (or an individual with no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan) who is temporarily paroled into the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit during the four-year period beginning on July 1, 2021.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-2783: WELCOMED Act of 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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