WASHINGTON — Less than a week after the attacks that killed 129 people in Paris and wounded many more, the U.S. House voted in favor of new screening standards for refugees from Syria and Iraq. The bill, which passed with a veto-proof majority, comes as the attacks have heightened fears here that terrorists could enter the United States through the federal resettlement program. If the bill becomes law, it would require the FBI to conduct background checks on all Syrian and Iraqi refugees who want to enter the United States. The leaders of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, as well as the Director of National Intelligence, would be required to certify to Congress that each refugee...
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