US Congress House Bill 5953 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 42-0)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting Back-door Amnesty Act - Disapproves and nullifies: (1) the June 17, 2011, memorandum from the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion consistent with ICE's civil immigration enforcement priorities for the apprehension, detention, and removal of aliens; (2) the June 15, 2012, memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children; and (3) the draft directive developed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) containing guidance on when to pursue enforcement actions and factors CBP personnel should consider when exercising discretion. Prohibits the President, the Secretary, or any DHS personnel from promulgating, implementing, administering, or enforcing any executive order, proposed or final rule, other provision of law, guidance, or policy that is the same as, or similar in effect to, any of such documents.

Prohibiting Back-door Amnesty Act

Rep. Benjamin Quayle [R-AZ]	Rep. Sandy Adams [R-FL]	Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]
Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]	Rep. Chip Cravaack [R-MN]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]	Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]
Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]
Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]
Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]
Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
2012-06-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5953/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5953/BILLS-112hr5953ih.pdf