Restoring American Sovereignty Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Restoring American Sovereignty Act redirects the potential use of funds paused under Executive Order 14169. Notwithstanding other law, those paused funds may be made available and used by the President to deport people unlawfully present in the United States. The bill does not create a new immigration court system or define new removal grounds. Its mechanism is fiscal: it converts paused funds into a possible deportation resource for presidential use, affecting immigration enforcement capacity, foreign-assistance recipients tied to the paused funds, unauthorized immigrants, and congressional control over appropriations.
Who Benefits and How
Immigration enforcement agencies benefit if paused funds become available for deportation operations. The President benefits from authority to use paused funds for removal purposes despite other legal limits. Deportation policy advocates benefit from a new funding source for enforcement activity. Federal taxpayers supporting immigration enforcement benefit if existing paused funds are repurposed instead of new appropriations.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Unauthorized immigrants face increased removal risk if additional funds support deportation operations. Foreign assistance recipients tied to Executive Order 14169 paused funds lose potential access to those funds. Congressional appropriators lose some control if paused funds can be repurposed notwithstanding other law. DHS budget staff must account for the source, availability, and lawful use of the redirected funds.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes funds paused under Executive Order 14169 to be made available for deportation purposes.
- Allows the President to use the paused funds notwithstanding other law.
- Creates a funding mechanism rather than a new removal ground.
- Redirects paused money toward immigration enforcement operations.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Allows funds paused under Executive Order 14169 to be made available and used by the President for deportation purposes.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Appropriations, Executive Power
Primary Purpose
Allows funds paused under Executive Order 14169 to be made available and used by the President for deportation purposes.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Immigration enforcement agencies
- President of the United States
- Deportation policy advocates
- Enforcement-focused taxpayers
Identified Costs
- Unauthorized immigrants
- Foreign assistance recipients
- Congressional appropriators
- DHS budget staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Tiffany, …
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Deportation policy advocates, Unauthorized immigrants
Positive-direction: Deportation policy advocates
Negative-direction: Unauthorized immigrants
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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