# 115-hr-6451: UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018

115-hr-6451, UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO); status Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6451
- Congress: 115
- Title: UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Introduced: 2018-07-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

UNRWA Reform and Refugee Support Act of 2018 This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to recognize the refugee status of a Palestinian receiving assistance through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) if such person, or the person's spouse or minor child: resided, between June 1946 and May 1948, in the region controlled by Britain known as Mandatory Palestine; was personally displaced as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict; and has not accepted an offer of legal residency status, citizenship, or other permanent adjustment in status in another country. In applying such criteria to refugees under UNRWA it shall be U.S. policy, consistent with the definition of a refugee under the Immigration and Nationality Act, that: derivative refugee status may only be extended to the spouse or minor child of such a refugee, and an alien who was firmly resettled in any country is not eligible to retain refugee status.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] (R-MS), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2018-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2018-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017
- 115-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- 115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-6451 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6451)

## Related
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-38: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-38)
- [115-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-36)
- [115-hr-184: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-184)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
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