# 116-hr-5791: Special Envoy for Refugees Act

116-hr-5791, Special Envoy for Refugees Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5791
- Congress: 116
- Title: Special Envoy for Refugees Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2020-02-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Special Envoy for Refugees Act This bill requires the President to appoint a Special Envoy for Refugees whose duties shall include (1) representing the United States in diplomacy related to global displacement, migration, refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced and stateless individuals; and (2) leading interagency coordination to oversee research related to the global refugee crisis and the U.S. refugee program.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9019: Securing Helium for Science Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8945: Wildfire Recovery Act
- 116-hr-8877: Jumpstart for Head Start Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8871: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8867: CATS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5791 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5791)

## Related
- [116-hr-9019: Securing Helium for Science Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9019)
- [116-hr-8945: Wildfire Recovery Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8945)
- [116-hr-8877: Jumpstart for Head Start Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8877)
- [116-hr-8871: COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8871)
- [116-hr-8867: CATS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8867)
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5791 (as of 2025-11-18).