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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 2, 2016
Displaced Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries and Iran Act
This bill directs the President to report annually to Congress on actions the Department of State and other relevant federal departments and agencies have taken in the preceding year regarding resolution of the issue of Jewish refugees from Arab countries and Iran.
The report shall include a description of:
actions in bilateral and multilateral fora to address the issue of rights for Jewish refugees from Arab countries; and
measures to help ensure that the interests of Jews displaced from Arab countries and Iran and of all refugees displaced as a result of the Arab-Israeli conflict, including Arabs, Jews, Christians, and other groups, are considered in any final settlement of the Middle East refugee question that is part of any comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace.
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Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] · D–NY
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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