,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ad1 #bjaf,mr4 
,culberson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,smith of 
,texas1 ,mr4 ,brady of ,texas1 ,mr4     
,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 and 
,mr4 ,sessions7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend section #dab7;a77#b7 of the   
,immigration and ,nationality ,act to   
require the ,director of the ,office of 
,refugee ,resettlement to obtain the    
approval of the ,governor of a ,state   
before placing or resettling a refugee  
with the ,state1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,no ,resettlement ,without 
,consent ,act4  #b4 ,conditions on      
domestic resettlement of refugees       
,section #dab7;a77#b7 of the            
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aebb7;a77#b77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7,e7  
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law1 including the preceding provisions 
of this paragraph1 beginning on the date
 of the enactment of this subparagraph1 
the following limitations on programs   
for domestic resettlement of refugees   
under this chapter shall apply3 7i7 ,the
 ,director shall not place or resettle a
 refugee within a ,state without the    
approval of the ,governor of the ,state4
  7ii7 ,notwithstanding any approval    
granted under clause 7i71 the ,director 
shall not place or resettle a refugee in
 any locality within a ,state if the    
locality has in effect a law1 or a      
policy with the effect of law1          
disapproving of refugee resettlement in 
that locality4  4