,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #bb #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ecd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #bc1 #bjae ,ms4 ,collins introduced the following bill2 which was read the first time ,february #bd1 #bjae,read the second time and placed on the calendar ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit funds from being used to carry out certain ,executive actions related to immigration and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,immigration ,rule of ,law ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,prohibition on funding for certain executive actions related to immigration 7a7 ,prohibition on funding certain ,executive actions ,no funds1 resources1 or fees made available to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 or to any other official of a ,federal agency1 including any deposits into the ,immigration ,examinations ,fee ,account established under section #bhf7m7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acef7m771 may be used to implement1 administer1 enforce1 or carry out 7including through the issuance of any regulations7 any of the policy changes set forth in the following memoranda 7or any substantially similar policy changes issued or taken on or after ,january #i1 #bjae1 whether set forth in memorandum1 ,executive order1 regulation1 directive1 or by other action73 7#a7 ,the memorandum from the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security entitled #8#8,southern ,border and ,approaches ,campaign'' dated ,november #bj1 #bjad4 7#b7 ,the memorandum from the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security entitled #8#8,policies for the ,apprehension1 ,detention and ,removal of ,undocumented ,immigrants'' dated ,november #bj1 #bjad4 7#c7 ,the memorandum from the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security entitled #8#8,secure ,communities'' dated ,november #bj1 #bjad4 7#d7 ,the memorandum from the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security entitled #8#8,exercising ,prosecutorial ,discretion with ,respect to ,individuals ,who ,came to the ,united ,states as ,children and with ,respect to ,certain ,individuals ,who ,are the ,parents of ,u4,s4 ,citizens or ,permanent ,residents'' dated ,november #bj1 #bjad4 7#e7 ,the memorandum from the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security entitled #8#8,expansion of the ,provisional ,waiver ,program'' dated ,november #bj1 #bjad4 7#f7 ,the memorandum from the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security entitled #8#8,policies ,supporting ,u4,s4 ,high-,skilled ,businesses and ,workers'' dated ,november #bj1 #bjad4 7#g7 ,the memorandum from the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security entitled #8#8,families of ,u4,s4 ,armed ,forces ,members and ,enlistees'' dated ,november #bj1 #bjad4 7#h7 ,the memorandum from the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security entitled #8#8,directive to ,provide ,consistency ,regarding ,advance ,parole'' dated ,november #bj1 #bjad4 7#i7 ,the memorandum from the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security entitled #8#8,policies to ,promote and ,increase ,access to ,u4,s4 ,citizenship'' dated ,november #bj1 #bjad4 7#aj7 ,the memorandum from the ,president entitled #8#8,modernizing and ,streamlining the ,u4,s4 ,immigrant ,visa ,system for the #bast ,century'' dated ,november #ba1 #bjad4 7#aa7 ,the memorandum from the ,president entitled #8#8,creating ,welcoming ,communities and ,fully ,integrating ,immigrants and ,refugees'' dated ,november #ba1 #bjad4 7b7 ,no legal effect of executive actions ,the memoranda referred to in subsection 7a7 7or any substantially similar policy changes issued or taken on or after ,january #i1 #bjae1 whether set forth in memorandum1 ,executive order1 regulation1 directive1 or by other action7 have no statutory or constitutional basis and therefore have no legal effect4 7c7 ,prohibition on providing immigration benefits ,no funds or fees made available to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 or to any other official of a ,federal agency1 including any deposits into the ,immigration ,examinations ,fee ,account established under section #bhf7m7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #acef7m771 may be used to grant any ,federal benefit to any alien pursuant to any of the policy changes set forth in the memoranda referred to in subsection 7a7 7or any substantially similar policy changes issued or taken on or after ,january #i1 #bjae1 whether set forth in memorandum1 ,executive order1 regulation1 directive1 or by other action74 7d7 ,budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects of this section shall not be entered on either ,,paygo scorecard maintained pursuant to section #d7;d7 of the ,statutory ,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj4 #c4 ,prohibition on funding certain civil immigration enforcement priorities ,no funds or fees made available to the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security may be used to implement1 administer1 enforce1 or carry out 7including through the issuance of any regulations7 any policy relating to the apprehension1 detention1 or removal of aliens that does not treat any alien convicted of any offense involving domestic violence1 sexual abuse1 child molestation1 or child exploitation as within the categories of aliens subject to the ,department of ,homeland ,security's highest civil immigration enforcement priorities4 #d4 ,findings and sense of ,congress on policies that disadvantage the hiring of ,united ,states citizens and lawfully present aliens 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 under the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh2 #abd ,stat4 #aai71 many individuals and businesses are required to purchase health insurance coverage for themselves and their employees2 7#b7 individuals who were unlawfully present in the ,united ,states who have been granted deferred action under the ,deferred ,action for ,childhood ,arrivals ,program undertaken by the ,executive ,branch and who then receive work authorization are exempt from these requirements2 7#c7 many ,united ,states employers hiring ,united ,states citizens or individuals legally present in the ,united ,states are required to either offer those persons affordable health insurance or pay a penalty of approximately #c1jjj per employee per year2 and 7#d7 an employer does not have to provide insurance1 or in many instances pay a penalty1 if they hire individuals who were not lawfully present but who have been granted deferred action under the ,deferred ,action for ,childhood ,arrivals ,program and work authorization4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 this disparate treatment has the unacceptable effect of discouraging the hiring of ,united ,states citizens and those in a lawful immigration status in the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 the ,executive ,branch should refrain from pursuing policies1 such as granting deferred action under the ,deferred ,action for ,childhood ,arrivals ,program and work authorization to unlawfully present individuals1 that disadvantage the hiring of ,united ,states citizens and those in a lawful immigration status in the ,united ,states4 #e4 ,sense of ,congress on policies that disadvantage lawfully present aliens ,it is the sense of the ,congress that the ,director of ,united ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services should-- 7#a7 stop putting the interests of aliens who are unlawfully present in the ,united ,states ahead of the interests of aliens who are following proper immigration laws and procedures by adjudicating petitions and applications for immigration benefits submitted by aliens unlawfully present in the ,united ,states because when adjudicators and resources of ,u4,s4 ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services are used to adjudicate petitions and applications for aliens who are unlawfully present1 the time it takes to process petitions and applications submitted by other aliens is significantly increased and a backlog is created and it is unfair to use the fees paid by other aliens to cover the costs of adjudicating petitions and applications for aliens unlawfully present in the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 use the funds available under existing law to improve services and increase the efficiency of the immigration benefits application process for aliens abroad or who are lawfully present in the ,united ,states4 ,february #bd1 #bjae,read the second time and placed on the calendar