[19980604]97-978_关于宗教迫害的选定法案中与移民有关的规定.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-978 AUpdated June 4, 1998Immigration-Related Provisions of Selected Billson Religious PersecutionLarry M. EigLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionJoyce C. VialetSpecialist in Immigration PolicyEducation and Public Welfare DivisionSummaryOn May 14, 1998, the House passed H.R. 2431, the “Freedom From ReligiousPersecution Act” by a vote of 375-41. As a result of amendments by the HouseJudiciary Committee, the immigration-related provisions of the House-passed bill arenarrower than those in previous versions. The leading religious persecution bill in theSenate appears to be S. 1868, the “International Religious Freedom Act.” A hearing washeld on it by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 12.The asylum and training provisions of H.R. 2431 now more closely resemble thoseof S. 1868, but the refugee proposals in the two bills continue to differ significantly.Unlike earlier versions of H.R. 2431, the House-passed bill would not revise proceduresfor considering asylum claims made by aliens who allege membership in certainreligious minorities. Instead, the asylum proposals