,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #chh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#cj1 #bjah ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1  
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4        
,markey1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,brown1
 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 and     
,mrs4 ,murray7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,recognizing ,january #bg1
 #bjah1 as the anniversary of the first 
refugee and ,muslim ban1 and urging the 
,president to demonstrate true          
leadership on refugee resettlement4     
,whereas the world is in the midst of   
the worst global displacement crisis in 
history1 with more than #bb1ejj1jjj     
refugees worldwide1 according to the    
,united ,nations ,high ,commissioner for
 ,refugees 7,,unhcr7 estimates2         
,whereas1 in fiscal year #bjag1 ,,unhcr 
projected that more than #a1bjj1jjj     
refugees were in need of resettlement to

 a third country1 and this projection   
continues to grow in #bjah2 ,whereas the
 ,united ,states resettlement program is
 a life-saving solution critical to     
global humanitarian efforts1 which      
serves to strengthen global security1   
leverage ,united ,states foreign policy 
goals1 and support regional host        
countries while serving individuals and 
families in need2 ,whereas1 for over #dj
 years1 the ,united ,states has         
resettled up to #bjj1jjj refugees per   
year1 with an average ceiling of #ie1jjj
 refugees per year1 and on average      
actually resettled #hj1jjj refugees per 
year2 ,whereas refugees are the most    
vetted travelers to enter the ,united   
,states and are subject to extensive    
screening checks1 including in-person   
interviews1 biometric data checks1 and  
multiple interagency checks2 ,whereas1  
it would be an abdication of ,united    
,states leadership to resettle fewer    
than #ge1jjj refugees next fiscal year2 
,whereas the ,united ,states refugee    

resettlement system emphasizes early    
self-sufficiency through employment1 and
 most adult refugees are employed within
 their first six months of arriving to  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas refugees  
contribute to their communities by      
starting businesses1 paying taxes1      
sharing their cultural traditions1 and  
being involved in their neighborhoods1  
and reports have found that refugees    
contribute more than they consume in    
,state-funded services including for    
schooling and health care2 ,whereas1 on 
,january #bg1 #bjag1 ,president ,donald 
,j4 ,trump released an ,executive order 
banning individuals from seven          
,muslim-majority countries and all      
refugees from entering the country2     
,whereas1 since that time1 the          
,president has taken further executive  
action to ban people from               
,muslim-majority countries and has taken
 steps to dismantle the ,united ,states 
refugee program2 ,whereas1 in ,september
 #bjag1 ,president ,trump announced a   

,presidential ,determination of #de1jjj 
for fiscal year #bjah1 the lowest       
refugee admissions ceiling ever set2    
,whereas1 during the first three months 
of fiscal year #bjah1 the ,united       
,states welcomed a total of #e1cbc      
refugees1 in spite of the fact that to  
meet the #de1jjj ceiling1 #aa1bej       
individuals should have arrived during  
this time period2 ,whereas1 at this     
pace1 the ,united ,states may only admit
 between #ae1jjj-bj1jjj refugees this   
year2 and ,whereas1 ,united ,states     
structures and funding constrictions    
have resulted in lowered capacity and   
loss of institutional memory and        
experience in the successful ,united    
,states ,refugee ,admissions ,program3  
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 reaffirms our country's  
proud history of refugee resettlement2  
7#b7 recognizes ,january #bg1 #bjah1 as 
the anniversary of the first refugee and
 ,muslim ban2  7#c7 reaffirms the strong
 bipartisan commitment of the ,united   

,states to promote the safety1 health1  
and well-being of the millions of       
refugees2  7#d7 underscores the         
importance of the ,united ,states       
,refugee ,resettlement ,program as a    
critical tool for ,united ,states global
 leadership2  7#e7 recognizes the       
profound consequences faced by refugees 
and their families who have been        
stranded1 separated1 and scarred by     
current ,united ,states policies1       
leaving many mid-process and more with  
little hope of anticipated ,united      
,states entry2 and  7#f7 calls upon the 
,united ,states ,government-- 7,a7 to   
resettle #de1jjj refugees in fiscal year
 #bjah2  7,b7 to resettle at least      
#ge1jjj refugees in fiscal year #bjai2  
7,c7 to uphold its international        
leadership role in responding to        
displacement crises with humanitarian   
assistance and protection of the most   
vulnerable populations2 and  7,d7 to    
recommit to offering freedom from       
oppression and resettling the most      

vulnerable refugees regardless of their 
country of origin or religious beliefs4