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S. 1474

Referred to Committee

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019

Introduced 5/15/2019•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

5/15/2019 • Senate

Summary

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019

This bill provides for 4,000 additional special immigrant visas to qualified nationals of Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf of the United States since October 7, 2001. The visa allotment, in addition to any unused allocations of such special immigrant visas from FY2015 through FY2017, shall be available beginning FY2019, and unused visas shall carry over to subsequent fiscal years until exhausted.

The Department of State Inspector General shall report to Congress on obstacles to protecting Afghan and Iraqi allies through special immigrant visa programs and recommendations for improving future programs.

Introduced in Senate • 5/15/2019

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Immigration
AfghanistanAsiaCongressional oversightForeign aid and international reliefForeign laborGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and proceduresIraqMiddle EastMilitary operations and strategyVisas and passportsWorker safety and health

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (7)

Party Breakdown

4
Democrats
3
Republicans
0
Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

Democrat • NH

Sponsored 5/15/2019

Cosponsors (6)

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Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]

R-NC

Joined 5/15/2019

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Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

R-MS

Joined 5/15/2019

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Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]

R-CO

Joined 5/15/2019

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Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

D-RI

Joined 5/15/2019

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Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

D-VA

Joined 5/15/2019

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Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

May 15, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Introduced in Senate5/15/2019

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors6