Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act

IB Union Calendar No. 23 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1232 [Report No. 116–45] To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal certain waiver authority relating to the construction of new border barriers, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 14, 2019 Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home- land Security MAY 2, 2019 Additional sponsors: Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mrs. WATSON COLE- MAN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Ms. CLARKE of New York MAY 2, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:31 May 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1232.RH H1232 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1232 RH A BILL To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal certain waiver au- thority relating to the construction of new border bar- riers, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:31 May 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1232.RH H1232 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1232 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rescinding DHS’ 4 Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR THE CON- 6 STRUCTION OF NEW BORDER BARRIERS. 7 Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 8 Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Pub- 9 lic Law 104–208; 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended by 10 striking subsection (c). 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:31 May 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1232.RH H1232 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 23 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1232 [Report No. 116–45] A BILL To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Im- migrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal cer- tain waiver authority relating to the construction of new border barriers, and for other purposes. MAY 2, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:31 May 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1232.RH H1232 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS