HR 546
115th Congress
House
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
State and local government operations
No Resettlement Without Consent Act
Introduced: January 13, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
No Resettlement Without Consent Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that: (1) the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall not place or resettle a refugee within a state without the governor's approval; and (2) notwithstanding such approval, the office shall not place or resettle a refugee in any locality within a state if the locality has in effect a law, or a policy with the effect of law, disapproving of refugee resettlement in that locality.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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