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2025-05-17 Senate Journal

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2025-05-17                     Senate Journal                      Page 1326
HJR 13                                                                                                                        
Senator Kawasaki moved and asked unanimous consent to be shown                                                                  
as a cross sponsor on CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION                                                                             
NO. 13(MLV) Urging the President of the United States to expand                                                                 
evacuation efforts for applicants with approved Special Immigrant                                                               
Visas, including resumption of evacuation flights organized by the                                                              
Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts; urging the United States                                                             
Department of State to secure legal protections and humanitarian                                                                
assistance for Special Immigrant Visa applicants; urging the United                                                             
States Citizenship and Immigration Services in the United States                                                                
Department of Homeland Security to expedite the review of                                                                       
applications for Special Immigrant Visas; and requesting that the                                                               
United States Secretary of State provide a report to Congress regarding                                                         
efforts to reinstate evacuation flights for applicants with approved                                                            
Special Immigrant Visas. Without objection, it was so ordered.