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HR 4033 114th Congress House

Refugee Relocation Security Act

Official title: To temporarily suspend the admission of refugees from Syria and Iraq into the United States and to give States the authority to reject admission of refugees into its territory or tribal land.

Introduced: November 17, 2015 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
Immigration Congressional oversightImmigration status and proceduresIntergovernmental relationsIraq
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Middle EastRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsSyria
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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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
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 Latest action December 4, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4033: Refugee Relocation Security Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4033/
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"H.R. 4033: Refugee Relocation Security Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4033/.
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H.R. 4033, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4033/.
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