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Separation of Powers Act of 2015

Introduced Jan 6, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Ted Poe R-TX

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Latest action · Jan 7, 2015 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H95)

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 6, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Separation of Powers Act of 2015

Prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to any federal department or agency to:

  • parole an alien into the United States or grant deferred action on a final order of removal for any reason other than on an individual case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons; or
  • issue to an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States any document attesting to such alien's lawful permanent resident status or U.S. employment authorization.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2015 to Nov 2, 2015; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ALBradley ByrneOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-TNDiane BlackOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalJan 6, 2015
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-PAKeith J. RothfusOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-PALou BarlettaOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-CAPaul CookOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-NCRobert PittengerOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-NJScott GarrettOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-TNStephen Lee FincherOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-PATom MarinoOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-AZTrent FranksOriginalJan 6, 2015
R-TXPete OlsonJan 8, 2015
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Jan 8, 2015
R-WIGlenn GrothmanJan 13, 2015
R-AZPaul A. GosarJan 13, 2015
R-ILRandy HultgrenJan 13, 2015
R-KSLynn JenkinsJan 30, 2015
R-MOVicky HartzlerJan 30, 2015
R-SCMark SanfordApr 14, 2015
R-GAJody B. HiceJun 4, 2015
R-NCRenee L. EllmersNov 2, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 6, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 7, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H95)
  2. Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Jan 6, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H95Ted Poe R-TXJan 7, 2015

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8 Clause 4

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 1, January 6, 2015, page H44.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the use of funds for granting deferred action or other immigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the United States.
Short Titles as Introduced
Separation of Powers Act of 2015

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 6, 2015Introduced in House

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