Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-4031
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2015-11-17
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Conflicts and wars

Immigration status and procedures

Middle East

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Syria
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits federal funds from being obligated for the U.S. refugee admission of any alien who is a national of Syria or whose last habitual residence was in Syria during the period that the civil war in Syria is ongoing, as determined by the Department of Homeland Security.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4031 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 17, 2015 Mr. Byrne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from Syria, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund the Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program Act of 2015 . 2. Prohibition on obligation of funds for admission of certain refugees (a) Prohibition Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal funds may be obligated for the admission into the United States under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ) as a refugee (as defined in section 101(a)(42) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42) )) of any alien described in subsection (b). (b) Alien described An alien described in this subsection is any alien who is a national of Syria or whose last habitual residence was in Syria during the period that the civil war in Syria is ongoing, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security.