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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2497 

To suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions of Federal immigration 

law, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 12, 2011 

Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. AKIN, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. 

DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. JONES, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, 

Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. FORBES, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, 

Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. CARTER, and Mr. HUNTER) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions of 

Federal immigration law, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as— 

5 (1) the ‘‘Hinder the Administration’s Legaliza6 tion Temptation Act’’; or 

7 (2) the ‘‘HALT Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN 

2 LAWS. 

3 (a) WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY OF ALIENS UNLAW4 FULLY PRESENT.—Section 212(a)(9)(B)(v) of the Immi5 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(v)) 

6 is suspended during the period beginning on the date of 

7 the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 

8 2013. 

9 (b) PAROLE.—Section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigra10 tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)) is sus11 pended during the period beginning on the date of the en12 actment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013, ex13 cept to the extent that the discretionary authority con14 ferred under such section is exercised for the purpose of 

15 paroling an alien into the United States— 

16 (1) to be tried for a crime, or to be a witness 

17 at trial, upon the request of a Federal, State, or 

18 local law enforcement agency; 

19 (2) for any other significant law enforcement or 

20 national security purpose; or 

21 (3) for a humanitarian purpose where the life 

22 of the alien is imminently threatened. 

23 (c) CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT

24 OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN NONPERMANENT RESI25 DENTS.—Section 240A(b)(1) of the Immigration and Na26 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)) is suspended during 


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1 the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 

2 Act and ending on January 21, 2013. 

3 (d) DESIGNATION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED

4 STATUS.—No foreign state may be designated or re-des5 ignated under section 244(b) of the Immigration and Na6 tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)) during the period begin7 ning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 

8 on January 21, 2013. The preceding sentence shall not 

9 be construed to affect any extension of a designation 

10 under paragraph (3)(C) of such section, if the designation 

11 was made prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 

12 (e) DEFINITION OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN.—Section 

13 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

14 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)) is deemed amended during the period 

15 beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 

16 ending on January 21, 2013, by striking ‘‘, or by the At17 torney General’’. 

18 (f) DEFERRED ACTION; EXTENDED VOLUNTARY DE19 PARTURE.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may not 

20 grant deferred action or extended voluntary departure to 

21 any alien during the period beginning on the date of the 

22 enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013, 

23 except to the extent that such grant authority is exercised 

24 for the purpose of maintaining the alien in United 

25 States— 


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1 (1) to be tried for a crime, or to be a witness 

2 at trial, upon the request of a Federal, State, or 

3 local law enforcement agency; 

4 (2) for any other significant law enforcement or 

5 national security purpose; or 

6 (3) for a humanitarian purpose where the life 

7 of the alien is imminently threatened. 

8 (g) REGULATIONS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of 

10 title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, are suspended 

11 during the period beginning on the date of the en12 actment of this Act and ending on January 21, 

13 2013: 

14 (A) Section 274a.12(a)(11). 

15 (B) Section 274a.12(c)(11). 

16 (C) Section 274a.12(c)(14). 

17 (D) Section 274a.12(c)(16). 

18 (E) Section 274a.12(c)(18). 

19 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in paragraph 

20 (1) to a section of the Code of Federal Regulations 

21 shall be construed to be a reference to that section 

22 and any successor section. 

23 (h) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS.—In the 

24 case of any immigration benefit granted during the period 

25 beginning on July 12, 2011, and ending on the date of 


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1 the enactment of this Act under any authority suspended 

2 under subsection (b), (e), (f), or (g), the benefit is revoked 

3 as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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