House resolution · 114th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4038) to require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Doug Collins R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 18, 2015
- Committee actionNov 18, 2015
- Passed HouseNov 19, 2015 · 242–183
Latest action: Nov 19, 2015 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.Res. 531.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-342 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/342
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.Res. 531, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hres/531
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.