House Bill 364
116th Congress(2019-2020)
SAFER Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 9, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
364
Congress
116
Policy Area
Immigration
Immigration
Primary focus of measure is administration of immigration and naturalization matters; immigration enforcement procedures; refugees and asylum policies; travel and residence documentation; foreign labor; benefits for immigrants. Measures concerning smuggling and trafficking of persons may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area. Measures concerning refugees may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Secure Accountability for Emigres and Refugees Act of 2019 or the SAFER Act of 2019
This bill establishes additional security screening requirements for aliens seeking refugee status if they are nationals of Iraq or Syria, are stateless individuals whose last habitual residence was in one of those countries, or have been in either country since March 1, 2011.
The Department of Homeland Security shall ensure that such an individual
- has passed a lie detector test;
- has submitted biometric information, including DNA, which shall be used to ensure that the individual has no known history of engaging in terrorist activity; and
- does not pose a national security threat, based on a background check which includes review of the individual's Internet postings.
January 9, 2019
01/09/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
01/09/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
01/09/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:21 PM