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To limit resettlement in certain States or localities.
Summary
The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow states and local jurisdictions to block refugee resettlement within their borders. Under the bill, refugees cannot be resettled in any state where the governor or state legislature has formally disapproved of resettlement, or in any locality where the local chief executive or local legislature has formally disapproved of resettlement. This provision gives state and local governments the ability to prevent refugee resettlement programs from operating in their jurisdictions by taking formal action disapproving such resettlement.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Wied, Tony [R-WI-8] (R-WI)
Actions (2)
- Dec 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Dec 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 3, 2025
Mr. Tiffany (for himself, Mr. Wied, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Gooden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To limit resettlement in certain States or localities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Community Assent for Refugee Entry Act of 2025” or the “CARE Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT.
Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(g) Limitation on Resettlement.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for a fiscal year, the resettlement of any refugee may not be provided for—
“(1) in any State where the Governor of that State, or the State legislature, has taken any action formally disapproving of resettlement in that State; or
“(2) in any locality where the chief executive of that locality’s government, or the local legislature, has taken any action formally disapproving of resettlement in that locality.”. <all>
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