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H.R. 670

U.S. House•Introduced

Summary

H.R. 670, the Lady Liberty Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. Gerald Connolly (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jan 8, 2026: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 670, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Record

Text

H.R. 670 has 12 co-sponsors.

hb670/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 670 IH: Lady Liberty Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-23
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 670  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 23, 2025   Mr. Connolly  (for himself,  Ms. Norton ,  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ,  Mr. McGovern ,  Mr. Smith of Washington ,  Ms. McCollum ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Mr. Johnson of Georgia ,  Ms. Omar ,  Ms. Wasserman Schultz , and  Mr. Beyer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Lady Liberty Act of 2025  .
2.
Minimum number of refugees to be admitted
Section 207(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157(a) ) is amended by inserting after  in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1982 shall be such number as the President determines,  the following:  except that in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2026, such number may not be less than 125,000, without regard to whether or not the President makes any determination .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 23, 2025

hb670/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/23/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Gerald Connolly (D) sponsors H.R. 670, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 10 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 670 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jan 23, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 670 has taken 3 actions since Jan 23, 2025, the latest on Jan 8, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 8, 202617:15
House
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 670, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Jan 23, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 670 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 670 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Lady Liberty Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Lady Liberty Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 670 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Foreign Relations, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST—New York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JENNIFER QUIGLEY111
ROBYN BARNARD111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HUMAN RIGHTS FIRSTHUMAN RIGHTS FIRST2025 first_quarter$67.5K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 670 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 670’s is Immigration.

hr670/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 670 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Refugees, asylum, displaced persons.

hr670/subjects.txt
Congressional oversightImmigration status and proceduresPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRefugees, asylum, displaced persons

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com