Prohibiting Back-door Amnesty Act
Latest action · Jun 28, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibiting Back-door Amnesty Act - Disapproves and nullifies: (1) the June 17, 2011, memorandum from the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion consistent with ICE's civil immigration enforcement priorities for the apprehension, detention, and removal of aliens; (2) the June 15, 2012, memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children; and (3) the draft directive developed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) containing guidance on when to pursue enforcement actions and factors CBP personnel should consider when exercising discretion.
Prohibits the President, the Secretary, or any DHS personnel from promulgating, implementing, administering, or enforcing any executive order, proposed or final rule, other provision of law, guidance, or policy that is the same as, or similar in effect to, any of such documents.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2012 to Sep 21, 2012; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Jun 18, 2012 |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Original | Jun 18, 2012 |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Original | Jun 18, 2012 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | Jun 18, 2012 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | Jun 18, 2012 |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Original | Jun 18, 2012 |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Sandy Adams | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-MN | Chip Cravaack | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-CA | John Campbell | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 25, 2012 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jun 25, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Jun 28, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jun 28, 2012 | |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Jul 10, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Jim Jordan | Jul 11, 2012 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Jul 12, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Sep 11, 2012 | |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Sep 21, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 18, 2012 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jun 28, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
- Jun 18, 2012Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2012Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3733.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the implementation of certain policies regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Prohibiting Back-door Amnesty Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 18, 2012Introduced in House
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