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H.R. 5759: Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014

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H.R. 5759: Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-11-20 · Immigration · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-11-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 549 (2014): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR5759 (2014-12-04), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 626. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Tom McClintock (R-CA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Ann Wagner (R-MO)

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (3)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5759 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113