[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S1175]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2025. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2579, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to allow the premium tax credit with respect to 
unsubsidized COBRA continuation coverage; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DACA RECIPIENTS PROHIBITED.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Homeland Security (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Secretary'') shall not return, remove, or detain an 
     alien who meets the requirements for deferred action status 
     described in the memorandum of the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with 
     Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as 
     Children'' and dated June 15, 2012, or the requirements for 
     such status described in the memorandum of the Secretary 
     entitled ``Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect 
     to Inidividuals 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'' and dated November 20, 
     2014 (referred to in this section as ``DACA status''), 
     including an alien whose DACA status has expired.
       (b) Exception.--The Secretary may carry out return, 
     removal, or detention activity with respect to an alien 
     described in subsection (a)--
       (1) for a particularized national security purpose relating 
     to the alien; or
       (2) if the alien has been convicted of a felony (except an 
     offense relating to the immigration status of the alien).
       (c) Employment Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall not decline to adjudicate, delay adjudication 
     of, or deny employment authorization to an alien described in 
     subsection (a).
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien 
     described in subsection (b).
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