# 114-hr-5804: No Resettlement Without Consent Act

114-hr-5804, No Resettlement Without Consent Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5804
- Congress: 114
- Title: No Resettlement Without Consent Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Introduced: 2016-07-14
- Sponsor: JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Resettlement Without Consent Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that: (1) the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall not place or resettle a refugee within a state without the governor's approval; and (2) notwithstanding such approval, the office shall not place or resettle a refugee in any locality within a state if the locality has in effect a law, or a policy with the effect of law, disapproving of refugee resettlement in that locality.

## Cosponsors (5)

- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5804 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5804)

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- [114-hr-5499: Agency Accountability Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5499)
- [114-hr-5356: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14231…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5356)
- [114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5180)
- [114-hr-4956: End Executive Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4956)
- [114-hr-4877: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4877)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5804 (as of 2025-11-18).