ORR Extends Quarterly Watch on Refugee Cash Flow
Published Date: 12/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The Office of Refugee Resettlement wants to keep collecting quarterly reports from states about how they spend money on refugee cash and medical help for three more years, with a few small updates to the form. This helps make sure the right amount of money is available to support refugees and unaccompanied minors. If you have thoughts, you can share them by January 21, 2026!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Possible cut to months of eligibility
The ORR-2 data feed the methodology at 45 CFR 400.211 that ORR must use after receiving its annual appropriation. If ORR's methodology shows appropriated funds are inadequate, ORR may take steps to reduce federal expenses, such as limiting the number of months of eligibility for Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance.
Continued quarterly spending tracking
ORR is asking to keep collecting the ORR-2 quarterly report for a 3-year extension to track how states spend money across four program components: refugee cash assistance, refugee medical assistance, CMA administration, and services for unaccompanied refugee minors. This tracking is used so ORR can estimate future costs and help make sure funds are available to support refugees and unaccompanied minors.
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