H.R. 15 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (Updated 3/25/14)
On 10/2/13 House Democrats introduced H.R. 15, “The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.” As of 10/04/13 the bill had 152 co-sponsors, all Democrats.
H.R. 15 is a comprehensive immigration reform bill modeled on Senate bill S.744, but replaces the controversial "border-surge" amendment with the McCaul bipartisan border security bill that passed unanimously out of the House Homeland Security Committee. (AILA Doc. Nos. 13060647, 13062165.)
- Text of H.R. 15 – as introduced on 10/02/13.
- AILA/AIC Section by Section Summary of H.R. 15 – includes comparison with S.744 as passed by Senate Judiciary Committee on 05/21/13 (AILA Doc. No. 13100462.)
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate of H.R. 15
- Summary of the 10/2/13 Democratic press conference announcing the introduction of their bill (AILA Doc. No. 131002.)
- AILA Press Release: As House Democrats Introduce Compromise, AILA Urges Speaker Boehner to Act Now on Immigration (AILA Doc. No. 13100207.)