Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 3:00pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
Meeting II Information
Saturday, June 20, 2015 - 10:05pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
H.R. 4760 - Securing America's Future Act
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MEETING I
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-3 on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 952:
MANAGERS: Burgess/Torres
1. Closed rule for H.R. 4760.
2. Provides one hour of debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
6. Provides one motion to recommit.
MEETING II
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 954:
Agreed to by record vote of 226-195, after agreeing to the previous questions by record vote of 232-190 on Thursday, June 21, 2018.
MANAGERS: Burgess/Torres
1. Closed rule for H.R. 4760.
2. Provides one hour of debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
6. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Burgess (TX) | Republican | Directs the President to reduce foreign assistance allocations for Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador by an amount equal to the number of unaccompanied alien children who are nationals or citizens of any of those countries placed in federal custody in the preceding fiscal year because of their immigration status multiplied by $15,000. | Submitted |
| 14 | Version 1 | Duncan (SC) | Republican | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the removal of aliens identified in the terrorist screening database. | Submitted |
| 15 | Version 1 | Goodlatte (VA) | Republican | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Improves the “H-2C” agricultural guestworker program created by the bill by, among other things, streamlining the process by which unlawfully-present farmworkers can become H-2C workers and more quickly implementing the at-will component of the H-2C program. In addition, the amendment removes the bill’s reference to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. | Considered As Adopted |
| 11 | Version 1 | Graves, Garret (LA) | Republican | Provides for the ability of the Secretary of DHS to enter a joint enforcement agreement with state and local law enforcement to perform duties related to port and maritime security. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Hastings, Alcee (FL) | Democrat | Allows certain long-term Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders to apply for Legal Permanent Residency in the United States. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 2 | Issa (CA) | Republican | SUBSTITUTE Revised Revises the definition of "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant" to eliminate the masters or higher degree requirement and raise the annual salary threshold requirement from $60,000 to $100,000. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | King, Steve (IA) | Republican | Prevents the creation of the H-2C Visa program by striking title II of division A. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | King, Steve (IA) | Republican | Strikes division D (Lawful Status for Certain Childhood Arrivals). | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | King, Steve (IA) | Republican | Creates an e-bonding visa integrity provision that self-funds and self-actuates better enforcement of laws in response to visa over-stays. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | King, Steve (IA) | Republican | Clarifies that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution does not grant citizenship to individuals born to illegal aliens on U.S. soil. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | King, Steve (IA) | Republican | Prevents sanctuary city officials from abusing privileged law enforcement information in an attempt to obstruct justice in the form of immigration law enforcement. | Submitted |
| 13 | Version 1 | King, Steve (IA) | Republican | Makes English the official language of the United States of America. | Submitted |
| 16 | Version 1 | McCaul (TX) | Republican | Corrects a drafting error in the underlying bill. | Considered As Adopted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Rokita (IN) | Republican | Amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a state or local official to knowingly release from custody an individual who is an alien subject to a detainer. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a violator. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | Roybal-Allard (CA), Torres (CA), Polis (CO) | Democrat | Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable or is in temporary protected status who meet certain criteria. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Torres (CA) | Democrat | Strikes the bill and replace it with Sen. Feinstein and Rep. Nadler's "Keep Families Together Act" which would keep families together, limit criminal prosecutions for asylum seekers, increase child welfare training, and establish a preference for family unity. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 239
Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike the text of the rule and insert the text of H. Res. 774, Representative Denham’s Queen of the Hill Resolution. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 240
Motion by Mr. Hastings of Florida to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #3, offered by Rep. Hastings (FL), which allows certain long-term Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders to apply for Legal Permanent Residency in the United States. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 241
Motion by Mrs. Torres to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #4, offered by Rep. Torres (CA), which strikes the bill and replace it with Rep. Nadler's "Keep Families Together Act" which would keep families together, limit criminal prosecutions for asylum seekers, increase child welfare training, and establish a preference for family unity. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 242
Motion by Mrs. Torres to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #12, offered by Rep. Roybal-Allard (CA) and Rep. Torres (CA) and Rep. Polis (CO), which directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable or is in temporary protected status who meet certain criteria. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 243
Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Yea
Mr. Newhouse
Yea
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay