That the Senate—
reaffirms the United States proud history of refugee resettlement and protection of asylum seekers;
recognizes January 27, 2020, as the anniversary of the first refugee and Muslim ban;
reaffirms the strong bipartisan commitment of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees, including through resettlement and the asylum seeking process to the United States for those who cannot return home;
underscores the importance of the United States Refugee Admissions Program and a robust asylum system as critical tools for United States global leadership;
recognizes the profound consequences faced by refugees, asylum seekers, and their families who have been stranded, separated, and scarred by current United States policies, leaving thousands mid-process and more with little hope of protection in the United States; and
calls upon the United States Government—
to resettle a robust number of refugees to meet global need in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 with an emphasis on rebuilding the resettlement program and returning to historic norms;
to operate the program in good faith in an attempt to meet their own stated objectives, restore historic refugee arrivals, improve consultation with Congress, and adhere to the clear congressional intent within the Refugee Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–212);
to ensure that no funds be made available by any Act to implement or enforce the Migrant Protection Protocols announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on December 20, 2018, or any subsequent revisions to those protocols;
to enact the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act, introduced in the Senate as S. 1123 (116th Congress) and in the House of Representatives as H.R. 2214 (116th Congress), which would terminate the Muslim, refugee, and asylum bans; and
to recommit to offering freedom to individuals fleeing from persecution and oppression regardless of their country of origin or religious beliefs.