3.0.0 4086 2023-01-11T13:29:21Z 2023-01-11T13:29:21Z House HR 2015-11-19 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 171 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HILL:H.R. 4086.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4 of the United StatesConstitution[Page H8413]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2015-12-04T17:23:39Z Referred to 2015-11-19T14:34:45Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-11-19T14:34:50Z American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 114 4038 HR 2016-01-20 Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 4. (consideration: CR S111; text: CR S111) Related bill CRS 2015-12-04 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-11-19 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-11-19 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-19 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001072 Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] J. Hill R AR French 2 N R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2015-12-02 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2015-12-10 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government studies and investigations Human rights Human trafficking Immigration status and procedures International law and treaties Iraq Middle East Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Syria Terrorism Immigration 00 2015-11-19 Introduced in House 2015-12-08T19:34:16Z Security Verification for Refugees Act

This bill requires that, in addition to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) screening, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shall take all actions necessary to ensure that each covered alien receives a background investigation before U.S. refugee admission.

A "covered alien" is any alien applying for U.S. refugee admission who:

  • is a national or resident of Iraq, Syria, or a country designated as a high-risk country;
  • has no nationality and whose last habitual residence was in Iraq, Syria, or a country designated as a high-risk country; or
  • has been present in Iraq or Syria at any time on or after March 1, 2011.

A covered alien:

  • may not be admitted as a refugee until the FBI certifies to DHS and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) that he or she has received a background investigation sufficient to determine whether the alien is a U.S. security threat; and
  • may only be admitted to the United States after DHS, with the unanimous concurrence of the FBI and the DNI, certifies to Congress that he or she is not such a threat.

The Inspector General of DHS shall conduct annual risk-based reviews of all certifications.

DHS shall report monthly to Congress on the total number of admission applications for which a certification was made and the number of covered aliens for whom such a certification was not made for the preceding month. The report shall include for each covered alien for whom a certification was not made the concurrence or nonconcurrence of each person whose concurrence was required by the certification.

The Department of State shall submit annually to Congress:

  • a list of each country, a national or resident of which submitted an application for U.S. refugee admission;
  • an evaluation of the threat posed by aliens who are nationals or residents of each listed country; and
  • a description of any presence of terrorism, human rights violations, human trafficking, drug trafficking, religious persecution, or other violations of international law, any presence of al Qaeda, Islamic State, or other terrorist groups, or any presence of transnational criminal organizations.
]]> Security Verification for Refugees Act Display Title Security Verification for Refugees Act Official Title as Introduced To require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Security Verification for Refugees Act Introduced in House 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4086ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4086ih.xml 2015-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.