US HB4197 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 50-0)
Status: Introduced on December 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

State Refugee Security Act of 2015 This bill directs the Office of Refugee Resettlement to notify the state agency responsible for coordinating the placement or resettlement of an alien refugee not later than 21 days before the alien's arrival in the state. No alien refugee shall be placed or resettled in a state if the governor certifies to the Office of Refugee Resettlement that it has failed, in the sole determination of the governor, to provide adequate assurance that such person does not present a security risk to the state.

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Title

State Refugee Security Act of 2015

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-01-15HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2015-12-09HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-12-09HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB2363 (Same As) 2015-12-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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