S 2631 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

A bill to prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012.

Introduced Jul 17, 2014 Originated Senate Sponsor Ted Cruz R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 21, 2014 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.

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.

IntroducedJul 17, 2014
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Prohibits any federal agency or instrumentality from using federal funding or resources to: (1) consider or adjudicate any new or previously denied application of any alien requesting consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals, as authorized by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012; or (2) authorize any alien to work in the United States who was not lawfully admitted into the United States and who is not in lawful status in the United States on the date of enactment of this Act.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2014 to Jul 31, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-AL	Jeff Sessions	Original	Jul 17, 2014
R-LA	David Vitter		Jul 22, 2014
R-OK	James M. Inhofe		Jul 22, 2014
R-NE	Mike Johanns		Jul 28, 2014
R-AR	John Boozman		Jul 30, 2014
R-UT	Mike Lee		Jul 30, 2014
R-KS	Jerry Moran		Jul 31, 2014
R-KS	Pat Roberts		Jul 31, 2014

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 21, 2014Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 473.
Jul 17, 2014Introduced in Senate
Jul 17, 2014Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 5160	To prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012.	Identical bill	Sep 2, 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

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Jul 21, 2014Placed on Calendar Senate

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