To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect data regarding foreign travel, or repatriation, to the country of nationality or last habitual residence by an alien admitted to the United States as a refugee, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-4074
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2015-11-18
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Congressional oversight

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Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collect data, and report annually to Congress, regarding instances in which an alien admitted to the United States as a refugee returns temporarily or permanently: (1) to the country of the alien's nationality at the time of such admission; or (2) in the case of an alien having no nationality at the time of such admission, to the country in which the alien last habitually resided prior to such admission.</p> <p>The bill prohibits DHS from admitting aliens into the United States as refugees until Congress passes a joint resolution giving DHS authority to resume admitting such aliens.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4074 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2015 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect data regarding foreign travel, or repatriation, to the country of nationality or last habitual residence by an alien admitted to the United States as a refugee, and for other purposes.

1. Data collection regarding refugee returns to country of nationality (a) In general With respect to each alien admitted to 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) )), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall collect data regarding any instance in which the alien returns temporarily or permanently— (1) to the country of the alien’s nationality at the time of such admission; or (2) in the case of an alien having no nationality at the time of such admission, the country in which the alien last habitually resided prior to such admission. (b) Reports The Secretary of Homeland Security annually shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate containing the data collected under subsection (a). 2. Cessation of refugee admissions Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not admit into the United States an alien under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ) until such time as Congress passes a joint resolution giving the Secretary authority to resume admitting aliens under such section.