I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 227 
To prohibit the use of funds for certain immigration-related policies, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2015 
Mr. KING of Iowa (for himself, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. BARLETTA, and Mr. 
DUNCAN of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of funds for certain immigration-related 
policies, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
IMMIGRATION INITIATIVES. 
(a) SPECIFIED MEMORANDA.—In fiscal year 2015 
and each fiscal year thereafter, none of the funds made 
available to, or funds or fees collected by, any Executive 
agency (as that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, 
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United States Code) in any fiscal year may be used to 
implement, enforce, or otherwise carry out— 
(1) the immigration policy as authorized by Ex-
ecutive memorandum dated June 15, 2012, and ef-
fective on August 15, 2012 (or by any other suc-
ceeding memorandum or policy of the Executive 
branch authorizing a similar program); 
(2) the Memorandum of November 17, 2011, 
from the Principal Legal Advisor of United States 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement pertaining 
to ‘‘Case-by-Case Review of Incoming and Certain 
Pending Cases’’; 
(3) the Memorandum of December 21, 2012, 
from the Director of United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement pertaining to ‘‘Civil Immigra-
tion Enforcement: Guidance on the Use of Detainers 
in the Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Criminal 
Justice Systems’’; 
(4) Policy Number 10072.1, published on 
March 2, 2011; 
(5) Policy Number 10075.1, published on June 
17, 2011; 
(6) Policy Number 10076.1, published on June 
17, 2011; or 
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(7) the policies described in the following 
memoranda issued on November 20, 2014, by the 
Secretary: 
(A) Policies for the Apprehension, Deten-
tion and Removal of Undocumented Immi-
grants. 
(B) Secure Communities. 
(C) 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. 
(D) Expansion of the Provisional Waiver 
Program. 
(E) Policies Supporting U.S. High-Skilled 
Businesses and Workers. 
(F) Families of U.S. Armed Forces Mem-
bers and Enlistees. 
(G) Directive to Provide Consistency Re-
garding Advance Parole. 
(b) GENERALLY.— 
(1) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—In fiscal 
year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, none of 
the funds made available to, or funds or fees col-
lected by, any Executive agency (as that term is de-
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fined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) 
may be used to implement, administer, carry out, or 
enforce any Executive orders or rules, regulations, 
actions, directives, memoranda, or any other policy 
of the Executive branch that has the effect of pro-
viding for parole, employment authorization, de-
ferred action, or any other immigration benefit or 
form of relief for individuals who are unlawfully 
present in the United States (as such term is used 
in the immigration laws), and any benefit or relief 
so provided shall be deemed not to have effect. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall apply 
in the case of any Executive order, action, directive, 
memorandum, or other executive policy issued on 
March 1, 2011, or any date thereafter, except in the 
case of an alien who receives status under the immi-
gration laws including asylum, temporary protected 
status, or cancellation of removal by an immigration 
judge. 
(3) 
DEFINITION.—The 
term 
‘‘immigration 
laws’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
(c) ADMISSION AND LAWFUL PRESENCE REQUIRED 
FOR
EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZATION.—Section 
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274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before ‘‘authorized to be so em-
ployed by this Act’’ the following: ‘‘an alien other-
wise admitted to and lawfully present in the United 
States, and’ ’’; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘An 
alien without lawful status shall be considered to be 
an unauthorized alien for purposes of this Act.’ ’’. 
Æ 
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