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Step1: Gathering information

Document 1: Mailgram

Step 2: Input from interested parties

Document 2: Amnesty International Letter

Step 3:  House committee deliberations

Document 3: House Judiciary Committee Report

Step 4:  House voting

Document 4:  Whip Advisory

Step 5:  Conference committee deliberations

Document 5:  Side-by-side Comparison

Step 6:  Final bill becomes law

Document 6:  The Refugee Act of 1980

 

Legislative Process Flowchart highlighting the path taken by the Refugee Act

Creating rights for refugees

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