S.Amdt. 2025

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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