Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-920
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2017-02-07
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Border security and unlawful immigration

Congressional oversight

Detention of persons

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal-Indian relations

Foreign aid and international relief

Forests, forestry, trees

Government information and archives

Immigration status and procedures

Intergovernmental relations

Land use and conservation

Latin America

Law enforcement administration and funding

Law enforcement officers

Mexico

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill states that: (1) beginning on January 25, 2017, Executive Order 13767, entitled &quot;Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements,&quot; is null and void, shall have no force and effect, and may not be implemented or enforced; and (2) no federal funds may be used to implement or enforce any of the policy changes set forth in such order. Among the order's provisions concerning border security and immigration enforcement along the southern border of the United States are directives concerning physical barriers, detention facilities, additional Border Patrol agents, requirements for reporting on foreign aid to Mexico, and parole and asylum procedures.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 920 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 7, 2017 Ms. Lofgren introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security , and Foreign Affairs , 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 Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; entitled Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements ), shall have no force or effect, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the Executive Order, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017 . 2. Executive Order to have no force or effect Beginning on January 25, 2017, Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; entitled Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements ), is null and void, shall have no force or effect, and may not be implemented, administered, enforced, or carried out. 3. No funds available No Federal funds (including fees) made available for any fiscal year, may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or carry out (including through the issuance of any regulations) any of the policy changes set forth in Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; entitled Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements ).