Ensuring Congressional Oversight of Immigration Act

To sunset the authority exercised by the Secretary of Homeland Security through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Congressional Oversight of Immigration Act 2. Authorization sunset The authority exercised by the Secretary of Homeland Security through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on the date of the enactment of this Act shall expire on the date that is 2 years after such enactment date, unless extended by legislation. 3. Prohibition on use of funds No funds, resources, or fees made available to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services by any Act for any fiscal year, including any deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account established under section 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1356(m) (1) The memorandum from the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled Civil Immigration Enforcement: Priorities for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens (2) The memorandum from the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities of the Agency for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens (3) The memorandum from the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs (4) The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy memorandum entitled Revised Guidance for the Referral of Cases and Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Cases Involving Inadmissible and Removable Aliens (5) The memorandum from the Principal Legal Advisor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled Case-by-Case Review of Incoming and Certain Pending Cases (6) The recommendations included in the report from the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled ICE Response to the Task Force on Secure Communities Findings and Recommendations (7) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children (8) The memorandum from the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement entitled Civil Immigration Enforcement: Guidance on the Use of Detainers in the Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Criminal Justice Systems (9) The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy memorandum entitled Adjudication of Adjustment of Status Applications for Individuals Admitted to the United States Under the Visa Waiver Program (10) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants (11) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Secure Communities (12) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals Who Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents (13) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Expansion of the Provisional Waiver Program (14) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Policies Supporting U.S. High-Skilled Businesses and Workers (15) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Families of U.S. Armed Forces Members and Enlistees (16) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Directive to Provide Consistency Regarding Advance Parole (17) The memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Policies to Promote and Increase Access to U.S. Citizenship (18) The memorandum from the President entitled Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigrant Visa System for the 21st Century (19) The memorandum from the President entitled Creating Welcoming Communities and Fully Integrating Immigrants and Refugees

Summary: Ensuring Congressional Oversight of Immigration Act This bill terminates the authority exercised by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) two years after enactment of this Act, unless extended by legislation. No funds, fees, or resources available to USCIS may be used to implement specified immigration-related memoranda from the President, DHS, USCIS, or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.