I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SUSPENSION OF THE ADMISSION OF REFU-
GEES. 
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
no agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government 
may use any Federal funds, fees, or resources to admit 
an alien to the United States as a refugee under section 
207, or to provide assistance under section 412 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157, 1522) to 
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an alien admitted under such section 207 prior to the date 
of the enactment of this Act, until each of the following 
occur: 
(1) A joint resolution is enacted into law ap-
proving the most recent number determined by the 
President under subsection (a) of section 207 of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1157(a)). 
(2) The Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office submits to the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate a report which includes 
the following: 
(A) The cost, for the previous year, of pro-
viding assistance under section 412 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522). 
(B) The cost, for the previous year, of pro-
viding Federal public benefits (as such term is 
defined in section 401(c) of the Personal Re-
sponsibility and Work Opportunity Reconcili-
ation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c))) to aliens 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence pur-
suant to section 209 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159). 
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(C) An estimate of the cost of providing 
Federal public benefits to an alien lawfully ad-
mitted for permanent residence pursuant to sec-
tion 209 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1159) for the duration of that 
alien’s life. 
(3) The Secretary of Homeland Security sub-
mits to the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the Senate a report which includes, for 
the period beginning on January 1, 2001, and end-
ing on the date of the enactment of this Act, with 
regard to aliens who were admitted to the United 
States as refugees under section 207 or granted asy-
lum under section 208 of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157, 1158), the following: 
(A) The number of such aliens who were 
subsequently identified as having engaged in 
terrorist activity (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv))). 
(B) The number of children of such aliens 
who have engaged in terrorist activity. 
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(C) The number of such aliens who were 
subsequently arrested for or convicted of any 
criminal offense in the United States. 
(D) The number of such aliens who subse-
quently adjusted their status under section 209 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1159) and received a waiver under sub-
section (c) of that section. 
(E) The number of such aliens who were 
subsequently removed from the United States 
for any reason. 
(4) The President submits to Congress a report 
which includes the following: 
(A) The cost, for the year prior to the date 
of the enactment of this Act, of admitting 
aliens to the United States as refugees under 
section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1157). 
(B) Recommendations for spending cuts 
which may be made to other Federal programs 
in order to offset the cost determined under 
subparagraph (A). 
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