H.R. 3999: American SAFE Act of 2015
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H.R. 3999: American SAFE Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-11-16 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-11-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
American SAFE Act of 2015
Plain summary
American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 or the American SAFE Act of 2015 This bill prohibits a covered refugee from being admitted to the United States until the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) certifies to Congress that such individual is not a security threat to the United States. The Inspector General of DHS shall review 20% of all such certifications each fiscal year. The term "covered refugee" is defined as any alien applying for refugee status who is: (1) a national or resident of Iraq or Syria, or (2) present in Iraq or Syria at any time while the application for refugee status is pending. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shall take actions to ensure that each covered refugee receives a thorough background investigation prior to admission. A covered refugee may not be admitted until the FBI certifies that such covered refugee has received such an investigation.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
American SAFE Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · 53 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Tom Emmer (R-MN), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), David Rouzer (R-NC), Roger Williams (R-TX), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Jason Smith (R-MO), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] reported raising $4.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3999.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr3999 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114