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HR 4074 114th Congress House Immigration Congressional oversight Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect data regarding foreign travel, or repatriation, to the country of nationality or last habitual residence by an alien admitted to the United States as a refugee, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 18, 2015 Introduced by: Scott, Austin Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Nov 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 18, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collect data, and report annually to Congress, regarding instances in which an alien admitted to the United States as a refugee returns temporarily or permanently: (1) to the country of the alien's nationality at the time of such admission; or (2) in the case of an alien having no nationality at the time of such admission, to the country in which the alien last habitually resided prior to such admission.

The bill prohibits DHS from admitting aliens into the United States as refugees until Congress passes a joint resolution giving DHS authority to resume admitting such aliens.

What's happening now December 4, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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