CALL Act

Bill: 118-hr-8060
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]
Introduced: 2024-04-18
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2024-04-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8060 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 18, 2024 Mr. Van Orden (for himself, Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Armstrong , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Tiffany , and Mr. Mast ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the notification of appropriate elected officials prior to the placement of refugees in a State.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Contacting All Local Legislators Act or the CALL Act . 2. Notification of elected officials prior to refugee resettlement Section 412(a)(2)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(2)(D) ) is amended— (1) by striking shall, consistent and inserting the following: shall— (i) consistent ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (ii) prior to making such a placement, notify the Senators representing the State, the Member of the House of Representatives representing the district of the placement within the State, and the applicable State legislative elected officials. .