CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX)

To impose a hiring freeze on United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and for other purposes.

H.R. 7392 · House bill Immigration

A Democratic bill with 27 Democratic cosponsors · See all 27 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill aims to impose a hiring freeze on United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Under this measure, no Federal funds can be used to appoint new individuals to positions within the agency. Additionally, the bill prohibits the detailing or transferring of any Federal employee to the agency. This freeze begins on the date the section is enacted. The freeze remains in effect until Congress passes a new law to supersede or modify it.

Yes

  • Scored +3

    Would immigrants be better off under this?

    The hiring freeze on ICE may reduce the agency's capacity for enforcement actions against immigrants.

  • Scored +2

    Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?

    A reduction in ICE staffing and operations may decrease the frequency of immigration enforcement actions often affecting Hispanic communities.

  • Scored +2

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    The bill limits federal spending by prohibiting the obligation of funds for new appointments or employee transfers within ICE.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this tighten control of the border?

    The hiring freeze on ICE personnel may impact the agency's capacity to conduct border and immigration enforcement operations.

  • Scored -1

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill uses federal legislative authority to restrict the operational capacity of a federal agency.