HRES 692
113th Congress
House
Immigration
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
National Guard and reserves
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding actions the President should take to secure the borders of the United States.
Introduced: July 28, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 2, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jul 28, 2014
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Jul 28, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should:
- declare an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program;
- use the exceptional circumstances exception under the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to keep apprehended illegal immigrants in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody in the border region, and create an accelerated process for their home country return; and
- deploy the National Guard to help secure the border.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Committees of jurisdiction
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