3.0.0 369 2023-01-11T13:29:07Z 2023-01-11T13:29:07Z House HR 2015-01-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. ELLMERS:H.R. 369.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Power to tax and pay debts--Article 1, Section 8,Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have Power To lay and collectTaxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts andprovide for the common Defence and general Welfare of theUnited States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall beuniform throughout the United States;''The Commerce Clause--Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: ``Toregulate Commerce with foreign nations, and among the severalstates, and with the Indian tribes;''[Page H407]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-14T14:04:30Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-01-14T14:04:25Z 2015-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2015-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2015-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 N F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2015-03-17 False B001294 Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] Rod Blum R IA 1 2015-03-17 False Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Detention of persons Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign aid and international relief Immigrant health and welfare Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding Right of privacy State and local finance Immigration 00 2015-01-14 Introduced in House 2015-01-28T16:30:54Z Accountability in Foreign Aid Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to reimburse states and their political subdivisions for qualifying education, incarceration, and public benefit expenses related to the presence of aliens having no lawful U.S. immigration status within their geographical area.

Makes specified foreign assistance amounts available for such reimbursements.

]]> Accountability in Foreign Aid Act of 2015 Display Title Accountability in Foreign Aid Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program to reimburse States and political subdivisions of States for expenses related to the presence of aliens having no lawful immigration status, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Accountability in Foreign Aid Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr369ih/xml/BILLS-114hr369ih.xml 2015-01-14 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.