H.R. 546 · 115th Congress
No Resettlement Without Consent Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- John Culberson
- Introduced
- 2017-01-13
- Latest action
- 2017-02-08 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Summary
No Resettlement Without Consent Act
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that: (1) the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall not place or resettle a refugee within a state without the governor's approval; and (2) notwithstanding such approval, the office shall not place or resettle a refugee in any locality within a state if the locality has in effect a law, or a policy with the effect of law, disapproving of refugee resettlement in that locality.