HJR28 Summary

• Urges Congress to amend the Refugee Act of 1980 and enact legislation mandating meaningful advance security and health screenings of refugees prior to resettlement in the United States.

• Calls for follow-up monitoring of resettled refugees and substantive state involvement in the refugee resettlement process both before and after arrival.

• Requests Congress authorize states to reject refugees from resettlement if the vetting process is not adequately and completely conducted.

• Cites concerns about terrorist infiltration following the November 13, 2015 Paris attacks (which killed over 120 people) and notes that current federal databases lack sufficient background information to effectively screen Syrian refugees, according to FBI testimony.

• Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President, Secretary of Homeland Security, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and congressional leadership.