3.0.0 4143 2023-01-11T13:32:31Z 2023-01-11T13:32:31Z House HR 2015-12-01 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeSANTIS:H.R. 4143.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H8860]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2016-01-15T15:43:11Z Referred to 2015-12-01T15:02:15Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-12-01T15:02:20Z Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015 114 2302 S 2015-11-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2016-01-15 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2015-12-01 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 2015-12-01 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 2015-12-01 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 2015-12-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 N M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2015-12-09 False B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 2016-07-12 False Immigration Africa Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Immigration status and procedures Iraq Libya Middle East Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Somalia Syria Terrorism War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity Yemen Immigration 00 2015-12-01 Introduced in House 2015-12-08T21:56:01Z Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015

This bill prohibits the U.S. refugee admission of an alien who is a national of, has habitually resided in, or is claiming refugee status due to events in any country containing terrorist-controlled territory (Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and any other Department of State-designated country).

Such an alien may be admitted to the United States as a refugee if the alien:

  • satisfies refugee admission requirements;
  • is a member of a group designated by the State Department or by an Act of Congress as a victim of genocide (and the group does not pose a risk to U.S. security);
  • has undergone the highest level of security screening of any category of traveler to the United States, including full multi-modal biometrics; and
  • the State Department, the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) certify that such alien is not a threat to U.S. national security.

These requirements shall not apply to the U.S. refugee admission of an alien who: (1) provided substantial assistance to the United States, and (2) would face a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury because of that assistance if not admitted to the United States.

The State Department may designate as a country containing terrorist-controlled territory any country containing territory controlled, in substantial part, by a foreign terrorist organization to the exclusion of that country's recognized government.

The State Department shall maintain and continually update a list of: (1) the countries containing terrorist-controlled territory, and (2) groups identified as victims of genocide.

An alien may not be admitted into the United States under this Act solely based on his or her assertions, and DHS must substantiate any such assertions with the State Department, DOD, the FBI, and the DNI.

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Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015 Display Title Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To temporarily restrict the admission to the United States of refugees from countries containing terrorist-controlled territory. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4143ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4143ih.xml 2016-01-15 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.