,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1 
#bjai ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4        
,hirono1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 
,mr4 ,brown1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,leahy1
 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4      
,merkley1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,van       
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 and ,ms4         
,duckworth7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,recognizing ,january #bg1
 #bjai1 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 #be1djj1jjj     
refugees worldwide1 according to        
estimates from the ,united ,nations     
,high ,commissioner for ,refugees       
7referred to in this ,resolution as     

,,unhcr72 ,whereas ,,unhcr estimated    
that nearly #a1bjj1jjj refugees were in 
need of resettlement to a third country 
in #bjah1 and this projection continues 
to grow in #bjai2 ,whereas the ,united  
,states ,refugee ,admissions ,program   
7referred to in this ,resolution as     
,,usrap7 is a life-saving solution      
critical to global humanitarian efforts1
 which--  7#a7 strengthens global       
security2  7#b7 leverages ,united       
,states foreign policy goals2  7#c7     
supports regional host countries2 and   
7#d7 serves individuals and families in 
need2  ,whereas the ,united ,states has 
been a global leader in-- 7#a7          
responding to displacement crises around
 the world2 and  7#b7 promoting the     
safety1 health1 and well-being of       
refugees and displaced persons2 ,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 ,whereas the ,united
 ,states leverages resettlement to      
encourage other countries-- 7#a7 to keep
 their doors open to refugees2  7#b7 to 
allow refugee children to attend school2
 and  7#c7 to allow refugee adults to   
work2  ,whereas refugees contribute to  
their communities by starting           
businesses1 paying taxes1 sharing their 
cultural traditions1 and being good     
neighbors2 ,whereas refugees contribute 
more to society than they consume in    
,state-funded services1 including costs 
relating to schooling and health care2  
,whereas1 for more than #dj years the   
,united ,states resettled up to #bjj1jjj
 refugees per year1 with an average     
ceiling of #ie1jjj refugees per year1   
and an average of #hj1jjj refugees per  
year actually being resettled in the    
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,united   
,states has abdicated its leadership by 
setting a record low refugee admissions 
goal in fiscal year #bjai of #cj1jjj2   
,whereas1 on ,january #bg1 #bjag1       

,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump issued    
,executive ,order #acgfi1 which placed a
 #ij-;day suspension on the admission   
into the ,united ,states of individuals 
from #g ,muslim-majority countries and  
suspended ,,usrap for #abj days2 and    
,whereas1 since issuing that ,executive 
order1 ,president ,trump has taken      
further executive and administrative    
actions--  7#a7 to restrict the         
admission into the ,united ,states of   
people from certain ,muslim-majority    
countries2 and  7#b7 to dismantle       
,,usrap1 which has lowered the capacity 
of1 and diminished the institutional    
memory and experience in1 ,,usrap3      
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate--  7#a7 reaffirms our ,nation's 
proud history of refugee resettlement2  
7#b7 recognizes ,january #bg1 #bjai1 as 
the second anniversary of the ,executive
 order that suspended the admission of  
refugees and individuals from specified 
,muslim-majority countries2  7#c7       
reaffirms the strong bipartisan         

commitment of the ,united ,states to    
promote the safety1 health1 and         
well-being of refugees1 including by    
facilitating the resettlement in the    
,united ,states of refugees who cannot  
safely return to their homes or rebuild 
their lives in countries from which they
 fled to preserve their lives2  7#d7    
emphasizes the importance of ,,usrap 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     
existing ,united ,states refugee        
policies1 which have stranded many      
refugees who were in the middle of the  
refugee resettlement process and have   
left other refugees with little hope of 
anticipated entry into the ,united      
,states2 and  7#f7 calls upon the       
,united ,states ,government-- 7,a7 to   
resettle a robust number of refugees to 
meet its share of the global need during
 fiscal years #bjai and #bjbj1 with an  

emphasis on rebuilding ,,usrap and      
returning to historic levels of refugee 
admissions2  7,b7 to operate ,,usrap in 
good faith in order to meet the stated  
objectives of the program and to restore
 historic levels of refugee arrivals2   
7,c7 to uphold its international        
leadership role in responding to        
displacement crises with humanitarian   
assistance and protection of the most   
vulnerable populations2  7,d7 to improve
 consultation with ,congress and        
adherence to the clear congressional    
intent of the ,refugee ,act of #aihj2   
and  7,e7 to recommit to offering       
freedom from oppression and resettling  
the most vulnerable refugees regardless 
of their country of origin or religious 
beliefs4