# 114-hr-4218: To suspend the admission to the United States of refugees, and for other purposes.

114-hr-4218, To suspend the admission to the United States of refugees, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4218
- Congress: 114
- Title: To suspend the admission to the United States of refugees, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2015-12-10
- Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits a federal agency or instrumentality from using federal funds, fees, or resources to admit an alien into the United States as a refugee or to provide refugee resettlement assistance until each of the following occur: a joint resolution is enacted into law approving the most recent number of refugee admissions determined by the President; the Congressional Budget Office reports to Congress regarding specified refugee-related costs; the Department of Homeland Security reports to Congress regarding terrorist- and criminal-related activities of aliens admitted as refugees and asylees, and the number of such aliens subsequently removed from the United States for any reason; and the President reports to Congress regarding the preceding year's cost of refugee admissions, and recommendations for federal program spending cuts to offset such cost.

## Cosponsors (6)

- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- MATT SALMON (R-AZ), 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- 114-hr-1594: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4218 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4218)

## Related
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3880: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3880)
- [114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3134)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
- [114-hr-1594: Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1594)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4218 (as of 2025-11-18).