That the Senate—
reaffirms the bipartisan commitment of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of the millions of refugees, including the education of refugee children and displaced persons who flee war, persecution, or torture in search of peace, hope, and freedom;
recognizes those individuals who have risked their lives working individually and for nongovernmental organizations and international agencies, such as UNHCR, to provide life-saving assistance and protection for people displaced by conflicts around the world;
underscores the importance of the United States refugee resettlement program as a critical tool for United States global leadership—
to leverage foreign policy;
to strengthen national and regional security; and
to demonstrate international support of refugees;
calls upon the United States Government—
to continue providing robust funding for refugee protection overseas and resettlement in the United States;
to uphold its international leadership role in responding to displacement crises with humanitarian assistance and protection of the most vulnerable populations;
to work in partnership with the international community to find solutions to existing conflicts and prevent new conflicts from beginning;
to alleviate the burden placed on frontline refugee host countries, such as the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, that absorb the majority of the world’s refugees through humanitarian and development support;
to meet the challenges of the worst refugee crisis in recorded history by increasing the number of refugees welcomed to and resettled in the United States to not fewer than 30,000 refugees during fiscal year 2019 and not fewer than 95,000 refugees during fiscal year 2020; and
to reaffirm its long-standing tradition of resettling the most vulnerable refugees, regardless of their country of origin or religious beliefs; and
reaffirms the goals of World Refugee Day and reiterates the strong commitment to protect the millions of refugees who live without material, social, or legal protections.