Mar 3, 2015
By a vote of 257-167, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a "clean" DHS funding bill, with no provisions for Obama's immigration reform executive order, which funds the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through September 30, 2105. Only 75 of the 245 Republicans in the House voted in favor of the bill - 182 of 188 Democrats voted in favor of the bill. The bill now goes to President Obama for his review.
House breaks impasse, passes security funding without provisions | Reuters
Mar 2, 2015
Democrats in the U.S. Senate blocked an attempt by Republicans to go to conference to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate versions of DHS funding bills. The vote was 47-43 - 13 votes short of the 60 needed to force a conference.
Senate Democrats Put DHS Funding Pressure Back On John Boehner | The Huffngton Post
Feb 27, 2015
Late today, the U.S. Senate (by a unanimous vote) and the U.S. House of Representatives (by a vote of 357-60) approved a one-week continuing resolution which funds the DHS through March 6, which President Obama immediately signed.
Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives (by a vote of 203-224) voted against passage of a 3-week funding extension through March 19 for the Department of Homeland Security.
Earlier today, the U.S. Senate passed a "clean" bill by a vote of 68-31.
Congress barely meets DHS deadline | CNN
Congress OKs 1-Week Bill to Keep Homeland Security Open | ABC News
Congress averts Homeland Security shutdown with one-week extension | The Washington Post
Lawmakers race to prevent shutdown of DHS at midnight | The Hill
Senate Dems blast Boehner over vote | The Hill
Feb 25, 2015
The deadlock over DHS funding was broken when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) agreed to remove parts of the bill which affect President Obama's executive order on immigration. McConnell agreed to take up the issue of Obama's executive order in a separate bill. The Senate voted 98-2 in favor of starting debate on a "clean" bill.
Breaking stalemate, Senate votes 98-2 to debate 'clean' DHS bill | The Hill
Feb 5, 2015:
S.272 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, the U.S. Senate version of H.R.240, was voted on three times this week in the U.S. Senate. On all three occasions the bill never received the 60 votes required to reach the Senate floor for debate, blocking passage of the bill. Senate Democrats are responsible for the block, insisting on a "clean" bill without ramifications for President Obama's immigration reform executive order.
Senate Dems block immigration bill for third day in a row | The Hill
Senate Democrats Again Block Homeland Security Funding Tied to Immigration | The New York Times
For third day, Homeland Security spending bill fails to advance | The Washington Post
Jan 14, 2015:
By a vote of 236-191, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.240 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, a bill which funds the Department of Homeland Security through September, 2015.
One amendment to the bill would defund the immigration reform executive order President Obama announced on November 20, 2014. Another amendment to the bill would shut down the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program making some illegal immigrant children once again subject to deportation.
House passes bill to defund Obama’s immigration orders | The Hill
House votes to roll back Obama's immigration actions | Politico
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals | U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Who Can Be Considered? | whitehouse.gov
5 facts about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program | Pew Research Center
Jan 12, 2015:
The Obama Administration made a formal Statement of Administration Policy about H.R. 240 – Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015:
However, the Administration strongly opposes the addition of any amendments to the legislation that would place restrictions on the Department's ability to set smart enforcement priorities focused on criminals, national security threats, and recent border crossers, hold undocumented immigrants accountable, and modernize the legal immigration system. The President's immigration accountability executive actions strengthen our border security, ensure undocumented immigrants who are parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents pass background checks to obtain temporary relief from removal, and require everyone to play by the same rules.
The President looks forward to working with the Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform and an appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security that is free from ideological provisions.
The Statement of Administration Policy also indicated that President Obama would veto the bill if presented to him with "objectionable restrictions".
Source:
(January 12, 2015). "Statement of Administration Policy | H.R. 240 – Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
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