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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4218 

To suspend the admission to the United States of refugees, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 10, 2015 

Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BARLETTA, and Mr. 

DESJARLAIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To suspend the admission to the United States of refugees, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF THE ADMISSION OF REFU4 GEES. 

5 Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 

6 no agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government 

7 may use any Federal funds, fees, or resources to admit 

8 an alien to the United States as a refugee under section 

9 207, or to provide assistance under section 412 of the Im10 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157, 1522) to 


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1 an alien admitted under such section 207 prior to the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act, until each of the following 

3 occur: 

4 (1) A joint resolution is enacted into law ap5 proving the most recent number determined by the 

6 President under subsection (a) of section 207 of the 

7 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

8 1157(a)). 

9 (2) The Director of the Congressional Budget 

10 Office submits to the Committee on the Judiciary of 

11 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

12 the Judiciary of the Senate a report which includes 

13 the following: 

14 (A) The cost, for the previous year, of pro15 viding assistance under section 412 of the Im16 migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522). 

17 (B) The cost, for the previous year, of pro18 viding Federal public benefits (as such term is 

19 defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Re20 sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili21 ation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c))) to aliens 

22 lawfully admitted for permanent residence pur23 suant to section 209 of the Immigration and 

24 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159). 


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1 (C) An estimate of the cost of providing 

2 Federal public benefits to an alien lawfully ad3 mitted for permanent residence pursuant to sec4 tion 209 of the Immigration and Nationality 

5 Act (8 U.S.C. 1159) for the duration of that 

6 alien’s life. 

7 (3) The Secretary of Homeland Security sub8 mits to the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

9 House of Representatives and the Committee on the 

10 Judiciary of the Senate a report which includes, for 

11 the period beginning on January 1, 2001, and end12 ing on the date of the enactment of this Act, with 

13 regard to aliens who were admitted to the United 

14 States as refugees under section 207 or granted asy15 lum under section 208 of the Immigration and Na16 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157, 1158), the following: 

17 (A) The number of such aliens who were 

18 subsequently identified as having engaged in 

19 terrorist activity (as such term is defined in sec20 tion 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and 

21 Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv))). 

22 (B) The number of children of such aliens 

23 who have engaged in terrorist activity. 


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1 (C) The number of such aliens who were 

2 subsequently arrested for or convicted of any 

3 criminal offense in the United States. 

4 (D) The number of such aliens who subse5 quently adjusted their status under section 209 

6 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

7 U.S.C. 1159) and received a waiver under sub8 section (c) of that section. 

9 (E) The number of such aliens who were 

10 subsequently removed from the United States 

11 for any reason. 

12 (4) The President submits to Congress a report 

13 which includes the following: 

14 (A) The cost, for the year prior to the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, of admitting 

16 aliens to the United States as refugees under 

17 section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 

18 Act (8 U.S.C. 1157). 

19 (B) Recommendations for spending cuts 

20 which may be made to other Federal programs 

21 in order to offset the cost determined under 

22 subparagraph (A). 

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