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HR 3500 117th Congress House

States Have A Say Act

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the resettlement of refugees in a State that objects to such resettlement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
Immigration
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
May 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States Have A Say Act

This bill prohibits the Office of Refugee Resettlement from resettling a refugee in a state if that state's governor does not consent to the resettlement.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 10
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Sep 20, 2021
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jun 11, 2021
Keller, Fred
· Jun 11, 2021
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 28, 2021
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · May 28, 2021
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · May 28, 2021
 R
Davidson, Warren
Ohio · May 28, 2021
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · May 28, 2021
 R
Roy, Chip
Texas · May 28, 2021
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · May 28, 2021
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · May 28, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3500: States Have A Say Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3500/
MLA
"H.R. 3500: States Have A Say Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3500/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3500, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3500/.
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[H.R. 3500: States Have A Say Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3500/)
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