The U.S. House of Representatives voted 289 to 137 to pass the bill to restrict the influx of Syrian and Iraqi refugees.
The Republican-proposed bill requires the country's top security officials, namely the Secretary of Homeland Security, the director of the FBI and the director of National Intelligence, to certify that potential refugees from Syria or Iraq do not pose a security risk to the United States.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said before the vote that it's common sense to pause, revaluate and put higher standard in place when it comes to the security of the American people.
He pointed to recent congressional testimonies from FBI Director Ja
