To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending the effectiveness or enforcement of the immigration laws.
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
Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending the effectiveness or enforcement of the immigration laws.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 19, 2012 to Jul 17, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-MN | Chip Cravaack | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Jul 9, 2012 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jul 17, 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 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting deferred action or otherwise suspending the effectiveness or enforcement of the immigration laws.
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
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
