# 117-hr-5096: Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act

117-hr-5096, Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5096
- Congress: 117
- Title: Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-08-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 49
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Afghan and Iraqi Allies Resettlement Improvement Act This bill addresses the settlement of Afghan and Iraqi special immigrant visa (SIV) holders. (Generally, SIV holders are individuals who received visas due to their work with the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq or Afghanistan.) The Department of Health and Human Services must survey long-term outcomes, such as employment, housing, and educational attainment, of SIV holders as part of its annual survey of refugees. The Department of State must implement additional ways to deliver information in certain languages (i.e., Dari, Pashto, or Urdu) to prospective SIV holders about resettlement in the United States to assist with their adjustment process. The State Department and the Department of Defense must jointly establish a temporary program to offer SIV holders employment as translators, interpreters, and cultural awareness instructors.

## Cosponsors (49)

- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2022-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-12-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5096 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5096)

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