3.0.0 364 2022-11-01T13:49:21Z 2022-11-01T13:49:21Z House HR 2019-01-09 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 9, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CALVERT:H.R. 364.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution relating to the power to make all laws necessaryand proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress.[Page H359]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-01-09T21:51:39Z Referred to 2019-01-09T15:01:00Z 2019-01-09 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 N Immigration Criminal justice information and records Immigration status and procedures Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Iraq Middle East Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Syria Terrorism Immigration 00 2019-01-09 Introduced in House 2019-03-12T16:20:26Z Secure Accountability for Emigres and Refugees Act of 2019 or the SAFER Act of 2019

This bill establishes additional security screening requirements for aliens seeking refugee status if they are nationals of Iraq or Syria, are stateless individuals whose last habitual residence was in one of those countries, or have been in either country since March 1, 2011.

The Department of Homeland Security shall ensure that such an individual

  • has passed a lie detector test;
  • has submitted biometric information, including DNA, which shall be used to ensure that the individual has no known history of engaging in terrorist activity; and
  • does not pose a national security threat, based on a background check which includes review of the individual's Internet postings.
]]> SAFER Act of 2019 Display Title SAFER Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To provide for additional security requirements for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced SAFER Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Secure Accountability for Emigres and Refugees Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr364ih/xml/BILLS-116hr364ih.xml 2019-01-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. 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.