US Congress House Bill 604 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

State Refugee Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the Office of Refugee Resettlement to notify the state agency responsible for coordinating the placement or resettlement of an alien refugee not later than 21 days before the alien's arrival in the state. No alien refugee shall be placed or resettled in a state if the governor certifies to the Office of Refugee Resettlement that it has failed, in the sole determination of the governor, to provide adequate assurance that such person does not present a security risk to the state.

State Refugee Security Act of 2017

Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]	Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]
Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2017-01-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-23	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H667)
2017-01-23	House	Introduced in House

SB211 (Related) 2017-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/604/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr604/BILLS-115hr604ih.pdf