# 119-hr-6870: GRACE Act

119-hr-6870, GRACE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-08-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6870
- Congress: 119
- Title: GRACE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-29

## Summary

This bill would set a **mandatory annual refugee admissions floor of 125,000**. It would also create a parallel community and private sponsorship channel and require public, detailed quarterly reporting on admissions and processing metrics. - Families and refugees: Guarantees a baseline of 125,000 refugee admissions per year and allows additional arrivals through community or private sponsors who provide initial reception and placement services. - Community sponsors and resettlement providers: Authorizes private sponsorship to substitute for some traditional resettlement services and requires those services to be delivered when sponsorship is used. Regional allocations must reflect United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees needs or Secretary of State justifications and include an unallocated reserve for urgent needs. - Federal processing and oversight: Forces quarterly public reports with admissions counts, regional shares, and processing metrics like interview throughput, average days from identification to interview and from interview to admission, and nationality-specific approval rates. If a quarter falls below 25% of the planned share, the President must report causes and a plan to raise admissions.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher refugee admissions and rules: mixed, low. This bill would set a yearly floor of at least 125,000 refugee admissions. The President would also be able to add more refugees admitted through community or private sponsors. If the President issues no determination before a fiscal year, the annual ceiling would default to 125,000. Sponsors would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6870 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6870)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6870 (as of 2026-08-29).