HB 1706·NH·house
repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.
FailedFiled Dec 12, 2025
Sponsor: Travis Corcoran (R)
Latest Action
Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
Apr 10, 2026
Summary
The bill would end the Department of Health and Human Services' refugee resettlement program and forbid any state agency, town, or nonprofit from receiving or spending state money on refugee resettlement. It would affect the roughly $4.5 million in federal funds the state currently administers for the program and the refugees or asylees served by it. The measure was killed in the 2026 legislative session.
AI-generated summary — may be incomplete or inaccurate. Verify against the official bill text.
Track this bill
Get an email when HB 1706 moves: committee action, floor votes, amendments and hearings. Free, no card.
Track HB 1706 freeOr ask your AI assistant about HB 1706 directly:
Add to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor