Immigration Accountability Act

Summary

Immigration Accountability Act This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available for any fiscal year to implement or enforce specified immigration-related policies in: the memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on November 20, 2014, which includes prosecutorial discretion regarding individuals who came to the United States as children and regarding certain individuals who are the parents of U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and expansion of the provisional waiver program; the memoranda issued by the President on November 21, 2014, which includes modernizing and streamlining the U.S. immigrant visa system for the 21st century; the memorandum issued by the Secretary on June 15, 2012, on exercising prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children; and any substantially similar memorandum issued after November 21, 2014.

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Timeline

1. 8 January 2015

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 January 2015

   Introduced

   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.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 January 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 January 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 28 January 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

   Source: Committee

6. 2 February 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 8 January 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 January 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 January 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 January 2015

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Sponsors

• Doug Collins · R · Sponsor
• Barry Loudermilk · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
• Scott Perry · R · Sponsor
• Tom Price · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · R · Cosponsor
• Jody Hice · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Paul Gosar · R · Cosponsor
• Mo Brooks · R · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hshm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act of 2015