114th Congress (2015–2017) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
This page covers S534 in the 114th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S534 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Latest vote | 2015-02-27: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (57-42, 3/5 majority required) |
| Latest action | 2015-02-27: Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to S. 534 (Record Vote. No. 63) entered in Senate. |
| Policy area | Immigration |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Immigration Rule of Law Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the use of any funds made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) or to any other federal official, including deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account, to carry out any of the policy changes set forth in the following memoranda dated either November 20 or November 21, 2014 (or any substantially similar policy changes issued or taken on or after January 9, 2015): Southern Border and Approaches Campaign; Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and Removal of Undocumented Immigrants; Secure Communities; 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 U. S. Citizens or Permanent Residents; Expansion of the Provisional Waiver Program; Policies Supporting U. S. High-Skilled Businesses and Workers; Families of U. S. Armed Forces Members and Enlistees; Directive to Provide Consistency Regarding Advance Parole; Policies to Promote and Increase Access to U. S. Citizenship; Modernizing and Streamlining the U. S. Immigrant Visa System for the 21st Century; and Creating Welcoming Communities and Fully Integrating Immigrants and Refugees. Such memoranda or substantially similar policy changes are declared to have no statutory or constitutional basis and therefore no legal effect. No funds or fees made available to the Secretary or to any federal official may be used to grant any federal benefit to any alien pursuant to any of such policy changes. No funds or fees made available to the…
Subjects: Administrative remedies, Border security and unlawful immigration, Child safety and welfare, Citizenship and naturalization, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Department of Homeland Security, Domestic violence and child abuse, Employee benefits and pensions, Executive agency funding and structure, Foreign labor
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-27 | Senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 534 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (57-42, 3/5 majority required) | 28 | 30 | 0 | Official tally |
S534 (Immigration Rule of Law Act of 2015) was introduced in the 114th Congress (2015–2017) by Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME].
On 2015-02-27: Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to S. 534 (Record Vote. No. 63) entered in Senate.
1 recorded vote in the 114th Congress. The most recent, on 2015-02-27, was "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 534": Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (57-42, 3/5 majority required).