Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding health care.
- Last Action
- 3/9/2017
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 Prioritization Act of 2017
This bill prohibits the admission of covered aliens into the United States for four years unless Congress passes a joint resolution giving the Department of Homeland Security authority to admit them. No covered alien may be admitted into the United States after such four-year period.
"Covered alien" means an alien applying for refugee admission to the United States who: (1) is a national of Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, or Yemen; or (2) has no nationality and whose last habitual residence was in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, or Yemen.
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 section 8 rental assistance.
Cosponsors (3)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Thomas Garrett (R-VA)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
Subjects
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- Asia
- 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
- Iraq
- Libya
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Middle East
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Somalia
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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