To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to determine the impact on the United States of the policy announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012, concerning the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States illegally as children, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 11, 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 29, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to determine the impact on the United States of the policy set forth in the memorandum dated June 15, 2012, from the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding exercising prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States illegally as children.
Requires the study to examine the impact on: (1) national security, including how much implementing this policy will cost the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in terms of manpower and other costs; (2) fraud, including how impacted federal agencies will address an increase in fraudulent documents; (3) U.S. workers, including the effectiveness of programs under the Social Security Act (such as Medicare), the national unemployment rate and unemployment compensation, and the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and (4) the U.S. economy, including federal Pell grants, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, college admissions and scholarships, and federal work-study programs.
Directs the Secretary to refrain from implementing such policy until after the Comptroller General has reported to Congress on the results of such study.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 29, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Jun 29, 2012 |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Original | Jun 29, 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 29, 2012 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Jul 11, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
- Jun 29, 2012Introduced in House
- Jun 29, 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 H4655.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to determine the impact on the United States of the policy announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012, concerning the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States illegally as children, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Comprehensive health care
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Family relationships
- Food assistance and relief
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Higher education
- Immigrant health and welfare
- Immigration
- Immigration status and procedures
- Medicare
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Student aid and college costs
- Unemployment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 29, 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.
