H.R. 5759—Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014
H.R. 5759 - Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014 (as introduced)
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
Test
H. Rept. 113-646PDF
Amendment to H. Res. 770 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 6-4 on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 770:
Agreed to by record vote of 232-191, after agreeing to the previous qustion by record vote of 227-191 and agreeing to H. Amnt. 1152 by voice vote, on Thursday, December 4, 2014.
MANAGERS: Nugent/McGovern
1. Provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 3979.
2. Makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-58 modified by the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the motion.
4. Provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read.
5. Provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services.
6. Closed rule for H.R. 5759.
7. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
8. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
9. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part B of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
10. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
11. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
12. Closed rule for H.R. 5781.
13. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
14. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
15. Provides that the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
16. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
17. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
18. Section 4 provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services may insert in the Congressional Record at any time during the remainder of the second session of the 113th Congress such material as he may deem explanatory of defense authorization measures for the fiscal year 2015.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Version 1 | Lofgren (CA) | Democrat | Amends the findings to include relevant legal authority and historical precedent for the use of prosecutorial discretion over immigration and strikes section 3 of the bill. | Submitted |
| 1 | Version 1 | Yoho (FL) | Republican | SUBSTITUTE Changes the short title to “Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act”; adds six congressional findings related to the President’s unconstitutional actions; adds necessary exceptions for imminent humanitarian and law enforcement reasons; and makes the effective date November 20, 2014. | Considered As Adopted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 197
Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 5759 and H.R. 5781. Defeated: 3–7
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 203
Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 6-4