Providing for the appointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
- Last Action
- 2/16/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-03 (00)
Resettlement Accountability National Security Act of 2017
This bill prohibits the admission of alien refugees into the United States unless Congress passes a joint resolution giving the Department of Homeland Security authority to resume admitting them.
The Government Accountability Office shall report on: (1) the national security impact of refugee admissions; and (2) specified costs of providing refugees with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, disability insurance under title II of the Social Security Act, the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program), and low income rental housing assistance.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Michael Burgess (R-TX)
- Steve King (R-IA)
- Ralph Abraham (R-LA)
- Pete Olson (R-TX)
- Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
- Chris Collins (R-NY)
- Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
- Kevin Yoder (R-KS)
- Duncan Hunter (R-CA)
- Garret Graves (R-LA)
- Bill Flores (R-TX)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Ted Yoho (R-FL)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Bill Posey (R-FL)
- KEVIN BRADY (R-TX)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Doug Collins (R-GA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Disability assistance
- Employment taxes
- Food assistance and relief
- Government studies and investigations
- Housing and community development funding
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration status and procedures
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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