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HR 4267 114th Congress House Immigration Iraq Middle East Refugees, asylum, displaced persons State and local finance State and local government operations Terrorism

Resettlement REFORM (Re-Evaluation of Financing Our Refugee Mission) Act

Introduced: December 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
 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 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 16, 2015
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Resettlement REFORM (Re-Evaluation of Financing Our Refugee Mission) Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize a state to refuse without penalty to expend refugee resettlement assistance with respect to an alien who:

  • is a national of a country that is a state sponsor of terrorism or a terrorist sanctuary, or
  • has no nationality and the country in which the alien last habitually resided is a state sponsor of terrorism or a terrorist sanctuary.

A state may not refuse to expend such funds with respect to an alien who is an Iraqi national (or spouse or children of one) who was employed by, or worked for the U.S. government in Iraq and has or is experiencing an ongoing serious threat because of such employment.

What's happening now January 15, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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