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HCONRES 28 114th Congress House Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Arizona Border security and unlawful immigration California Citizenship and naturalization Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons Foreign labor Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Law enforcement officers Military personnel and dependents New Mexico Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Texas Visas and passports

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President's executive amnesty is illegal notwithstanding passage of H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015.

Introduced: April 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Mar 23, 2015
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
Mar 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that specified memoranda issued by the President and the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding enforcement of immigration laws are unlawful notwithstanding the passage of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015.

What's happening now April 21, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 10
Labrador, Raul
· Jun 3, 2015
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 22, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Apr 22, 2015
Trott, David
· Apr 22, 2015
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Apr 16, 2015
Comstock, Barbara
· Apr 14, 2015
Bishop, Mike
· Apr 13, 2015
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Apr 13, 2015
Love, Mia
· Apr 13, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Apr 13, 2015
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Mar 26, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Mar 26, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 26, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 25, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 25, 2015
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Mar 25, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 25, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 28: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President's executive amnesty is illegal notwithstanding passage of H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-28/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 28: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President's executive amnesty is illegal notwithstanding passage of H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-28/.
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H. Con. Res. 28, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-28/.
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[H. Con. Res. 28: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President's executive amnesty is illegal notwithstanding passage of H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-28/)
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