# 114-hr-4044: To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from certain countries.

114-hr-4044, To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from certain countries., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4044
- Congress: 114
- Title: To prohibit obligation of Federal funds for admission of refugees from certain countries.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2015-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits federal funds from being obligated for the U.S. refugee admission of any alien: (1) whose country of nationality is Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, or Yemen; or (2) in the case of an alien having no nationality, the country in which the alien last habitually resided is Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, or Yemen.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4365: Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4126: Guantanamo Transfer Prevention Act
- 114-hr-4032: States' Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3892: Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3573: Refugee Resettlement Oversight and Security Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4044 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4044)

## Related
- [114-hr-4514: Combating BDS Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4514)
- [114-hr-4365: Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4365)
- [114-hr-4126: Guantanamo Transfer Prevention Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4126)
- [114-hr-4032: States' Right of Refugee Refusal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4032)
- [114-hr-3892: Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3892)
- [114-hr-3573: Refugee Resettlement Oversight and Security Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3573)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4044 (as of 2025-11-18).