01/14/15 10:01 AM H.R. 240
An amendment, offered by Mr. DeSantis, numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 114-2 to require that DHS treat any alien convicted of any offense involving domestic violence, sexual abuse, child molestation, or child abuse or exploitation as within the categories of aliens subject to DHS's highest civil immigration enforcement.
01/14/15 10:01 AM H.R. 240
Amendment offered by Mr. DeSantis.
01/14/15 10:00 AM H.R. 240
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Blackburn amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Blackburn demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
01/14/15 9:47 AM H.R. 240
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Blackburn Part B amendment No. 2.
01/14/15 9:47 AM H.R. 240
An amendment, offered by Mrs. Blackburn, numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 114-2 to provide that no funds may be used to consider new, renewal or previously denied DACA applications.
01/14/15 9:46 AM H.R. 240
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Aderholt amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Price (NC) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
01/14/15 9:18 AM H.R. 240
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 27, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Aderholt Part B amendment No. 1.
01/14/15 9:18 AM H.R. 240
An amendment, offered by Mr. Aderholt, numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 114-2 to prevent any funds from whatever source to be used to carry-out (1) the Executive actions announced on November 20, 2014 to grant deferred action to certain unlawful aliens and for other purposes, and (2) four of the `Morton Memos' on prosecutorial discretion and immigration enforcement priorities issued in 2011 and 2012 that effectively prevent certain classes of unlawful aliens from being removed from the country. 2) Declares that no funds may be used to carry-out any substantially similar policies to those defunded. 3) Declares that the policies defunded and any substantially similar policies have no statutory or constitutional basis and therefore no legal effect. 4) Provides that no funds may be used to grant any Federal benefit to any alien as a result of the policies defunded.
01/14/15 9:16 AM H.R. 240
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
01/14/15 9:16 AM H.R. 240
Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 240 — "Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes."
