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S 3015 113th Congress Senate

Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014

Official title: A bill to establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief.

Introduced: December 12, 2014 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationCongressional-executive branch relationsImmigration status and proceduresPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 12, 2014
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 Latest action December 12, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014 - Prohibits the executive branch of the government from:

  • exempting or deferring from removal, by executive order, regulation, or any other means, categories of aliens considered under the immigration laws to be unlawfully present in the United States;
  • treating such aliens as if they were lawfully present or had a lawful immigration status;
  • or treating them other than as unauthorized aliens.

States that such prohibition shall not apply:

  • to the extent prohibited by the Constitution;
  • upon the request of federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies for purposes of maintaining aliens in the United States to be tried for crimes or to be trial witnesses; or
  • for humanitarian purposes where the aliens are at imminent risk of serious bodily harm or death.

Declares that any executive branch action intending to circumvent the objectives of this Act shall be null and void and without legal effect.

States that this Act shall take effect as if enacted on November 20, 2014, and shall apply to requests (whether the request is original or for reopening of a previously denied request) submitted on or after that date for: (1) work authorization; or (2) exemption from, or deferral of, removal.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5759 Related bill Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3015: Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-3015/
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"S. 3015: Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-3015/.
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S. 3015, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-3015/.
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