Congressional Republicans are moving quickly to address the potential security risks associated with the Obama administration’s new plan to allow 10,000 Syrian refugees into the United States over the next year, as part of a broader plan to accept more refugees from around the world.

The plan, announced Sunday by Secretary of State John Kerry, calls for the U.S. to accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year, up from 70,000, with that total increasing to 100,000 in 2017. This would include Syrian refugees, who are flooding into Europe to escape the country’s bloody civil war.

But lawmakers cited deep concerns about the process for vetting applicants. The Republican head of the House Committee on Homeland Security has introduced a bill that would give Congress oversight on security and screening issues and a vote on the administration’s plan.

“Many Americans are understandably concerned about the threat posed by inadequate security screening procedures,” Chairman Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, said in a statement.

Right now, Congress has no approval authority over the administration expanding the number of refugees. However, it does decide whether to appropriate money to pay to for the additional so-called “resettlement slots.”

Not all the additional refugees would be Syrians escaping the four-year civil war. Others would come from strife-torn areas of Africa and elsewhere.

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