3.0.0 1380 2023-01-11T13:22:37Z 2023-01-11T13:22:37Z Senate S S 2011-07-18 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-07-18T19:39:12Z HALT Act 112 2497 HR 2011-07-26 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2011-07-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-07-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2011-07-18 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2011-07-20 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2011-11-08 False Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Border security and unlawful immigration Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Foreign labor Immigration status and procedures Immigration 00 2011-07-18 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-29T14:44:08Z Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act or the HALT Act - Suspends until January 21, 2013, the Attorney General's (DOJ) authority regarding: (1) waiver of inadmissibility of aliens unlawfully present in the United States; (2) cancellation of removal and adjustment of status for certain non-permanent residents; (3) parole authority, except for parole entries for humanitarian, law enforcement, or security purposes; and (4) designation of a country for temporary protected status.

Revises, until January 21, 2013, the definition of "unauthorized alien" (for purposes of the unauthorized employment of aliens) to eliminate the exclusion from such definition of an alien authorized to work by the Attorney General.

Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from granting deferred action or extended voluntary departure to any alien until January 21, 2013, except for humanitarian, law enforcement, or security purposes.

Suspends specified regulations until January 21, 2013.

Revokes, as of the date of enactment of this Act, any immigration benefit granted during the period beginning on July 12, 2011, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act under any authority suspended by this Act with respect to: (1) parole authority, (2) the definition of an unauthorized alien, (3) deferred action or extended voluntary departure, or (4) such specified regulations.

]]> HALT Act Display Title HALT Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to suspend until January 21, 2013, certain provisions of Federal immigration law, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced HALT Act Short Titles as Introduced Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation Act Introduced in Senate 2011-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1380is/xml/BILLS-112s1380is.xml 2011-07-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.