HR 4033
114th Congress
House
Immigration
Congressional oversight
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Iraq
Middle East
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
State and local government operations
Syria
Refugee Relocation Security Act
Introduced: November 17, 2015
Introduced by:
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Republican
· Arkansas
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Nov 17, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Refugee Relocation Security Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (HHS) from admitting an alien from Syria or Iraq into the United States as a refugee until Congress passes a joint resolution authorizing DHS to resume such admissions.
The President may not relocate refugees to any state that explicitly rejects their admission into its respective state territory or tribal land through the direction of: (1) the governor of the affected state, or (2) an Act of the state legislature of the affected state.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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