3.0.0 4791 2023-01-11T13:31:52Z 2023-01-11T13:31:52Z House HR 2016-03-17 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 43 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRAT:H.R. 4791.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:American immigration law stems from Congress' power to``establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization'' (Article I,Section 8, Clause 4) and to ``regulate Commerce with foreignNations'' (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). Only Congress hasthe power to ``lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts andExcises'' (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1), and Article I,Section 9, Clause 1 states that ``No Money shall be drawnfrom the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations madeby Law,'' explicitly requiring congressional authorizationfor funds to be spent. Furthermore, it is clearly both``necessary and proper'' (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18)that Congress maintain control over funds throughappropriations to ensure that the President ``take Care thatthe Laws be faithfully executed'' (Article II, Section 3).[Page H1463]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2016-04-01T13:43:35Z Referred to 2016-03-17T13:04:10Z 2016-04-01 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2016-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 N R000601 Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] John Ratcliffe R TX 4 2016-03-17 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2016-03-17 True H001057 Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] Tim Huelskamp R KS 1 2016-03-17 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4] Scott Perry R PA 4 2016-03-17 True K000388 Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] Trent Kelly R MS 1 2016-03-17 True S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 2016-03-17 True S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2016-03-17 True B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2016-03-17 True G000568 Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] H. Griffith R VA Morgan 9 2016-03-17 True B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2016-03-17 True L000571 Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] Cynthia Lummis R WY M. 0 2016-03-17 True D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 2016-03-17 True L000583 Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 2016-03-17 True S001189 Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] Austin Scott R GA 8 2016-03-17 True B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2016-03-17 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2016-04-14 False Immigration Appropriations Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Executive agency funding and structure Higher education Immigration status and procedures International exchange and broadcasting User charges and fees Immigration 00 2016-03-17 Introduced in House 2016-03-21T21:11:12Z Use Spending for Congressional Immigration Supervision Act or the USCIS Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that all deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account shall remain available to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (currently, the Department of Justice [DOJ]) for reimbursement of administrative expenses, to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is amended to declare that certain foreign student and exchange program fees that are deposited into the account shall remain available to DHS (currently, DOJ) for reimbursement of administrative expenses (including expenses related to gathering foreign student information), to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

]]> USCIS Act Display Title USCIS Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require deposits into the Immigration Examinations Fee Account to be subject to appropriations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced USCIS Act Short Titles as Introduced Use Spending for Congressional Immigration Supervision Act Introduced in House 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4791ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4791ih.xml 2016-04-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.