HR 4218
114th Congress
House
Immigration
Congressional oversight
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Terrorism
To suspend the admission to the United States of refugees, and for other purposes.
Introduced: December 10, 2015
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Dec 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 10, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill prohibits a federal agency or instrumentality from using federal funds, fees, or resources to admit an alien into the United States as a refugee or to provide refugee resettlement assistance until each of the following occur:
- a joint resolution is enacted into law approving the most recent number of refugee admissions determined by the President;
- the Congressional Budget Office reports to Congress regarding specified refugee-related costs;
- the Department of Homeland Security reports to Congress regarding terrorist- and criminal-related activities of aliens admitted as refugees and asylees, and the number of such aliens subsequently removed from the United States for any reason; and
- the President reports to Congress regarding the preceding year's cost of refugee admissions, and recommendations for federal program spending cuts to offset such cost.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1