I 
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. CAMP-
BELL, 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 Ten-
nessee, 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as— 
(1) the ‘‘Hinder the Administration’s Legaliza-
tion Temptation Act’’; or 
(2) the ‘‘HALT Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUSPENSION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN 
LAWS. 
(a) WAIVER OF INADMISSIBILITY OF ALIENS UNLAW-
FULLY PRESENT.—Section 212(a)(9)(B)(v) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(v)) 
is suspended during the period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 
2013. 
(b) PAROLE.—Section 212(d)(5)(A) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5)(A)) is sus-
pended during the period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013, ex-
cept to the extent that the discretionary authority con-
ferred under such section is exercised for the purpose of 
paroling an alien into the United States— 
(1) to be tried for a crime, or to be a witness 
at trial, upon the request of a Federal, State, or 
local law enforcement agency; 
(2) for any other significant law enforcement or 
national security purpose; or 
(3) for a humanitarian purpose where the life 
of the alien is imminently threatened. 
(c) CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL AND ADJUSTMENT 
OF
STATUS
FOR
CERTAIN
NONPERMANENT
RESI-
DENTS.—Section 240A(b)(1) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229b(b)(1)) is suspended during 
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the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on January 21, 2013. 
(d) DESIGNATION
FOR
TEMPORARY
PROTECTED 
STATUS.—No foreign state may be designated or re-des-
ignated under section 244(b) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)) during the period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
on January 21, 2013. The preceding sentence shall not 
be construed to affect any extension of a designation 
under paragraph (3)(C) of such section, if the designation 
was made prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITION OF UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN.—Section 
274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)) is deemed amended during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on January 21, 2013, by striking ‘‘, or by the At-
torney General’’. 
(f) DEFERRED ACTION; EXTENDED VOLUNTARY DE-
PARTURE.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may not 
grant deferred action or extended voluntary departure to 
any alien during the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and ending on January 21, 2013, 
except to the extent that such grant authority is exercised 
for the purpose of maintaining the alien in United 
States— 
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(1) to be tried for a crime, or to be a witness 
at trial, upon the request of a Federal, State, or 
local law enforcement agency; 
(2) for any other significant law enforcement or 
national security purpose; or 
(3) for a humanitarian purpose where the life 
of the alien is imminently threatened. 
(g) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of 
title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, are suspended 
during the period beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act and ending on January 21, 
2013: 
(A) Section 274a.12(a)(11). 
(B) Section 274a.12(c)(11). 
(C) Section 274a.12(c)(14). 
(D) Section 274a.12(c)(16). 
(E) Section 274a.12(c)(18). 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in paragraph 
(1) to a section of the Code of Federal Regulations 
shall be construed to be a reference to that section 
and any successor section. 
(h) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS.—In the 
case of any immigration benefit granted during the period 
beginning on July 12, 2011, and ending on the date of 
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the enactment of this Act under any authority suspended 
under subsection (b), (e), (f), or (g), the benefit is revoked 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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