# 117-hr-5168: WELCOMED Act of 2021

117-hr-5168, WELCOMED Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5168
- Congress: 117
- Title: WELCOMED Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-09-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 75
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Welcoming Evacuees Coming from Overseas to Mitigate Effects of Displacement Act of 2021 or the WELCOMED Act of 2021 This bill makes certain individuals from Afghanistan eligible for any benefit that is available to a refugee, such as resettlement assistance. Specifically, this bill shall apply to a national of Afghanistan (or an individual with no nationality who last habitually resided in Afghanistan) who is temporarily paroled into the United States for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit during the four-year period beginning on July 1, 2021.

## Cosponsors (75)

- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7] (D-GA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2021-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5168 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5168)

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