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HR 155 114th Congress House Immigration Appropriations Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional-executive branch relations Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Executive agency funding and structure Foreign labor Homeland security Immigration status and procedures Law enforcement administration and funding Visas and passports

Defund Amnesty Act of 2015

Introduced: January 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Jan 28, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jan 6, 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.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defund Amnesty Act of 2015

This bill prohibits the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to implement or enforce specified immigration-related policies in:

  • the memoranda issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security on November 20, 2014,
  • the memoranda issued by the President on November 21, 2014, and
  • any substantially similar memorandum issued after November 21, 2014.
What's happening now February 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 31 Related bill Prevention of Executive Amnesty Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 11, 2015
Byrne, Bradley
· Jan 6, 2015
Harper, Gregg
· Jan 6, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Jan 6, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 155: Defund Amnesty Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-155/
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"H.R. 155: Defund Amnesty Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-155/.
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H.R. 155, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-155/.
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