HR 4079
114th Congress
House
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Secure Refugee Process Act of 2015
Introduced: November 19, 2015
Introduced by:
Thompson, Bennie G.
Democratic
· Mississippi
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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 19, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 19, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Secure Refugee Process Act of 2015
This bill declares that no alien shall be admitted as a refugee:
- whose identity has not been satisfactorily established pursuant to Department of Homeland Security procedures, which shall address any insufficient, conflicting, or unreliable information, including biographic and biometric data that is unresolved at the time of admission; and
- if, by the time of admission, the alien's identity has not been checked against specified federal records or databases to determine any national security, criminal, or other grounds on which the alien may be inadmissible.
An alien may only be admitted as a refugee after DHS certifies that all provisions of this Act have been complied with and that the alien has not been firmly resettled in a safe third country.
DHS shall report to Congress monthly regarding the total number of refugee applicants of special interest and the number of such applicants whose applications were denied.
The Inspector General of DHS shall conduct an annual risk-based review of a sampling of certifications and report its findings to Congress.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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