Defund Amnesty Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-155
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2015-01-06
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations

Border security and unlawful immigration

Congressional-executive branch relations

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Executive agency funding and structure

Foreign labor

Homeland security

Immigration status and procedures

Law enforcement administration and funding

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Defund Amnesty Act of 2015 </strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to implement or enforce specified immigration-related policies in: </p> <ul> <li>the memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on November 20, 2014, </li> <li>the memoranda issued by the President on November 21, 2014, and </li> <li>any substantially similar memorandum issued after November 21, 2014.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 155 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2015 Mr. Marino (for himself, Mr. Harper , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Byrne , and Mr. Rothfus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide that no funds appropriated or otherwise made available may be used to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce certain memoranda related to immigration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund Amnesty Act of 2015 . 2. Limitation on the use of funds for certain purposes related to immigration No funds appropriated or otherwise made available may be used to implement, administer, carry out, or enforce the following policy memoranda: (1) The memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on November 20, 2014. (2) The memoranda issued by the President on November 21, 2014, including— (A) the memorandum entitled Creating Welcoming Communities and Fully Integrating Immigrants and Refugees ; and (B) the memorandum entitled Modernizing and Streamlining the U.S. Immigrant Visa System for the 21st Century . (3) Any similar memorandum issued after November 21, 2014.