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HR 425 113th Congress House Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Appropriations Border security and unlawful immigration Department of Homeland Security Family relationships Immigration status and procedures

To prohibit the use of funds for the rule entitled "Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives" published by the Department of Homeland Security on…

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To prohibit the use of funds for the rule entitled "Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives" published by the Department of Homeland Security on January 3, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 535).

Introduced: February 5, 2013 Introduced by: Graves, Sam Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 28, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits federal funds from being used to promulgate, finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final rule entitled "Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives" (published on January 3, 2013) or any successor or substantially similar rule.

What's happening now February 28, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 3
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 22, 2014
Brooks, Mo
· Jul 8, 2014
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2014
Collins, Doug
· Jan 28, 2014
Miller, Jeff
· Feb 5, 2013
Barletta, Lou
· Jan 25, 2013
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jan 25, 2013
Hartzler, Vicky
· Jan 25, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Jan 25, 2013
Long, Billy
· Jan 25, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 425: To prohibit the use of funds for the rule entitled "Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives" published by the Department of Homeland Security on January 3, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 535).. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-425/
MLA
"H.R. 425: To prohibit the use of funds for the rule entitled "Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives" published by the Department of Homeland Security on January 3, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 535).." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-425/.
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H.R. 425, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-425/.
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[H.R. 425: To prohibit the use of funds for the rule entitled "Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives" published by the Department of Homeland Security on January 3, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 535).](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-425/)
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