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; 5 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Dec 3, 2014 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Dec 3, 2014 |
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 Nov 20, 2014 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 21, 2014 |
Actions 16
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, 2014Resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979; consideration of the bill H.R. 5759; and consideration of the bill H.R. 5781.
- Dec 4, 2014DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 770, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5759.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1833 | Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | Dec 12, 2014 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1771, E1781, H8938 | Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Pete Sessions R-TX, Tom McClintock R-CA | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6400 | Harry Reid D-NV | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6396 | Harry Reid D-NV | Dec 8, 2014 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1739, H8367, H8368, H8369–H8385, H8632–H8651, H8662Text printed H8369, H8632Amendments H8383Motions H8649Recorded votes H8383, H8384, H8650consideration (H. Res. 770), previous questionMurphy of Florida motion to recommit (protect families of military personnel, victims of domestic violence and human trafficking, and Cuban refugees from deportation) | Al Green D-TX, Barbara Lee D-CA, Bob Goodlatte R-VA, David E. Price D-NC, David N. Cicilline D-RI, Doug Collins R-GA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Jack Kingston R-GA, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Jared Polis D-CO, Jason Smith R-MO, Jerrold Nadler D-NY, Joe Garcia D-FL, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN, Judy Chu D-CA, Linda T. Sánchez D-CA, Lou Barletta R-PA, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Lucille Roybal-Allard D-CA, Luis V. Gutierrez D-IL, Mark Sanford R-SC, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Patrick Murphy D-FL (motion), Richard B. Nugent R-FL (amendment), Robert Pittenger R-NC, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steve King R-IA, Steve Scalise R-LA, Ted S. Yoho R-FL, Tom McClintock R-CA, Xavier Becerra D-CA, Zoe Lofgren D-CA | Dec 4, 2014 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 3, 2014H.R. 5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014As amended and posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 2, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H8171.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42956 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 19, 2014 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 1153 | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 770, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part B of House Report 113-646 is considered as adopted. | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 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
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.
