This bill would significantly change how the United States admits refugees by requiring Congress to approve refugee admission numbers each year through a formal vote, rather than allowing the President to set the number through executive action. Currently, the President proposes a refugee cap and can admit refugees at that level unless Congress objects; this bill flips that process so that no refugees can be admitted without explicit congressional approval. The legislation also gives individual states the power to reject refugee resettlement by requiring federal agencies to notify state governors at least 30 days before placing refugees in their state and prohibiting resettlement if the governor objects. The bill affects all refugees seeking admission to the United States and gives state governments new control over where refugees are placed within their borders.
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