US Congress House Resolution 687 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Agrees with the President that there is a humanitarian crisis on the border that underscores the need to fix our immigration system. Calls upon the President to: use the resources already at his disposal to gain operational control of the border; send a clear message that those who are seeking to enter the United States illegally will be returned to their home countries, and that subjecting children to the perilous migration to our border will no longer be tolerated; cease using his prosecutorial discretion authority to shield unlawful immigrants from prosecution; cease releasing convicted criminal aliens from detention; crack down on fraudulent asylum claims; implement tougher standards for credible fear claims; restore agreements with local law enforcement agencies to enforce immigration laws; give Border Patrol agents access to federal lands where drug traffickers, human smugglers, and unlawful immigrants hide; and employ diplomatic resources with Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to stop the border crisis. Stands ready to work with the President to realize such calls to action.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the President's responsibility to address the border crisis.

Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]	Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]
Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
2014-09-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2014-07-25	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2014-07-25	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2014-07-25	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/687/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres687/BILLS-113hres687ih.pdf