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S 1615 114th Congress Senate

Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 18, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jun 18, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 18, 2015
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 Latest action June 18, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2015

Requires the Government Accountability Office to study the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs.

Requires the Office of Refugee Resettlement to: (1) ensure that refugee assistance is provided to qualifying refugees who are secondary migrants; (2) report to Congress regarding states experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration; and (3) expand the Office's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities to include data on mental and physical medical cases, housing needs, and refugee employment.

Requires the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services to provide refugee resettlement guidance to appropriate national, state, and local entities.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2839 Related bill To reform and modernize domestic refugee resettlement programs, and for other purposes.
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 18, 2015
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jun 18, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1615: Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1615/
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"S. 1615: Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1615/.
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S. 1615, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1615/.
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