Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014
Latest action · Dec 9, 2014 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
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.
- IntroducedNov 20, 2014
- Passed HouseDec 4, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014 - Prohibits the executive branch of the government from:
- exempting or deferring from removal, by executive order, regulation, or any other means, categories of aliens considered under the immigration laws to be unlawfully present in the United States;
- treating such aliens as if they were lawfully present or had a lawful immigration status; or
- treating them other than as unauthorized aliens.
States that such prohibition shall not apply:
- to the extent prohibited by the Constitution;
- upon the request of federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies for purposes of maintaining aliens in the United States to be tried for crimes or to be trial witnesses; or
- for humanitarian purposes where the aliens are at imminent risk of serious bodily harm or death.
Declares that any executive branch action intending to circumvent the objectives of this Act shall be null and void and without legal effect.
States that this Act shall take effect as if enacted on November 20, 2014, and shall apply to requests (whether the request is original or for reopening of a previously denied request) submitted on or after that date for: (1) work authorization; or (2) exemption from, or deferral of, removal.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 550 | On Passage | Passed219–197 | Dec 4, 2014 |
| House 549 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed194–225 | Dec 4, 2014 |
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 20, 2014 to Dec 3, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Nov 20, 2014 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Nov 20, 2014 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Nov 20, 2014 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | Nov 20, 2014 |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Original | Nov 20, 2014 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Dec 1, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Dec 1, 2014 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Dec 2, 2014 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Dec 2, 2014 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Dec 2, 2014 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Dec 2, 2014 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Dec 2, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Dec 2, 2014 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Dec 2, 2014 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Dec 2, 2014 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2014Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.
- Dec 8, 2014Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Dec 4, 2014Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 770. (consideration: CR H8632-8651; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H8632-8633)
- Dec 4, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 770, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5759.
- Dec 4, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (FL) motion to recommit with instructions, pending reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to ensure that nothing in the underlying legislation would impact the relief provided to parents, spouses, and children of U.S. citizens who are current members or veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve, or who seek to enlist in the Armed Forces, which is consistent with current law, but will be halted by the underlying legislation. Additionally, the motion would protect victims of domestic violence who have successfully petitioned for relief under the Violence Against Women Act; and victims of crimes and serious forms of human trafficking from further abuse. Lastly, the motion would protect Cuban nationals or any persons of any other nationality deserving of such protections, already in the U.S. or in tran sit to the U.S.. Subse
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 770 | Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3979) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contai | Related bill | Dec 4, 2014 |
| S 3015 | Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014 | Related bill | Dec 12, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2014Placed on Calendar Senate
- Dec 4, 2014Engrossed in House
- Nov 20, 2014Introduced in House
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