States’ Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015

H.R. 4032 · 114th Congress · Nov 17, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a limitation on the resettlement of refugees.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “States’ Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015”.

Sec. 2 Limitation on resettlement

Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(g) Limitation on resettlement—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Director or the Federal agency administering subsection (b)(1) may not resettle any refugee or coordinate placement of any refugee in a State when that State government has communicated to the Director that the State government does not accede to the resettlement or placement of refugees in that State.”

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Nov 17, 2015viewing Introduced in House Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Blum, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Babin, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Conaway, and Mr. Massie) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

States’ Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Limitation on resettlement

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