State Refugee Security Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-211
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2017-01-24
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Immigration status and procedures

Intergovernmental relations

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>State Refugee Security Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>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. </p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 211 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2017 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Shelby ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Governor of a State to reject the resettlement of a refugee in that State unless there is adequate assurance that the alien does not present a security risk, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Refugee Security Act of 2017 . 2. Authority of States to reject resettlement of refugees Section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) The Office of Refugee Resettlement shall notify the State agency responsible for coordinating the placement or resettlement of an alien eligible to be admitted to the United States under this section not later than 21 days before the arrival of such alien in the State. (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an alien eligible to be admitted to the United States under this section may not be placed or resettled in a State if the Governor of that State certifies to the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement that the Director has failed, in the sole determination of the Governor, to provide adequate assurance that the alien does not present a security risk to the State. .