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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5160
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 22, 2014
Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created
by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012.
1.
Limitation on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; restrictions on employment authorization for
aliens not in lawful status
No agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use Federal funding or resources—
(1) to consider or adjudicate any new or previously denied application of any alien requesting
consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals, as authorized by
Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012; or
(2) to authorize any alien to work in the United States if such alien—
(A) was not lawfully admitted into the United States in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and
(B) is not in lawful status in the United States on the date of the enactment of this Act.