118 HR 7509 IH: Community Assent for Refugee Entry Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-02-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7509IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 29, 2024Mr. Tiffany (for himself, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo limit resettlement in certain States or localities.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Community Assent for Refugee Entry Act or the CARE Act.

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Limitation on refugee resettlement

Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522) is amended by adding at the end the following:(g)

Limitation on resettlement

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for a fiscal year, the resettlement of any refugee may not be provided for—(1)in any State where the Governor of that State, or the State legislature, has taken any action formally disapproving of resettlement in that State; or(2)in any locality where the chief executive of that locality’s government, or the local legislature, has taken any action formally disapproving of resettlement in that locality..