CARE Act

HR 7509, the CARE Act, amends immigration law to limit where refugees can be resettled in the U.S. It prohibits resettling refugees in any state or locality that has formally disapproved of refugee resettlement through its governor, state legislature, or local government leadership. This applies for each fiscal year and directly affects refugee resettlement programs by requiring states or localities to actively approve resettlement to receive refugees. The bill changes the process by making local disapproval a legal barrier to resettlement, without altering overall refugee admission numbers.