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US SR287
Resolution
AI Summary
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Senate resolution introduced June 18, 2025 recognizing World Refugee Day (June 20, 2025) and citing UNHCR data showing more than 123 million displaced people worldwide at the end of 2024, including 31 million refugees and 73.5 million internally displaced persons
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Criticizes Executive Order 14163 issued January 20, 2025, which indefinitely suspended all U.S. refugee admissions, leaving more than 100,000 conditionally approved refugees stranded, including 12,000 who had flights booked to the United States
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References Department of Health and Human Services study finding refugees and asylees contributed an estimated $581 billion in government revenue between 2005 and 2019
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Calls upon President Trump to lift the indefinite suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and restore asylum protections under the Refugee Act of 1980
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Urges the Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and U.N. Ambassador to uphold U.S. international leadership in responding to displacement crises and protecting vulnerable refugee populations
Legislative Description
A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3473-3474)
6/18/2025