GRACE Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6870 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6870 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2025 Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Norton, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act'' or the ``GRACE Act''. SEC. 2. ADMISSION OF REFUGEES. Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the number of refugees who may be admitted under this section in any fiscal year shall be the sum of-- ``(A) such number as the President determines is justified by humanitarian concerns or otherwise in the national interest, which shall be not fewer than 125,000; and ``(B) such number as the President determines shall be admitted to the United States through community or private sponsorship, by which community groups and private sponsors provide to a refugee and the immediate relatives or beneficiaries of the re