States Have A Say Act

Bill: 117-hr-3500
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2021-05-25
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>States Have A Say Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Office of Refugee Resettlement from resettling a refugee in a state if that state's governor does not consent to the resettlement.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3500 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2021 Mr. Green of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the resettlement of refugees in a State that objects to such resettlement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the States Have A Say Act . 2. State approval required for resettlement of refugees Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1522 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) State approval Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director may not resettle a refugee in a State if the Governor of that State does not consent to such resettlement. .