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H.R. 5759, Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014 1 (December 3, 2014)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo2007 and id is 1 raw text is: O CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 December 3, 2014 Honorable Pete Sessions Chairman Committee on Rules U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: As requested, CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have analyzed H.R. 5759, the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014, as amended and posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 2, 2014. The legislation would prohibit the executive branch from exempting or deferring from removal certain categories of aliens considered to be unlawfully present in the United States. It also would prohibit the executive branch from treating those people as if they were lawfully present or had lawful immigration status, or providing those people with the authorization to work legally. CBO and JCT expect that enacting the proposed amendment in the nature of a substitute for H.R. 5759 would reduce both revenues and outlays for direct spending programs. However, because of the short time available since the President announced his action, CBO and JCT cannot provide a specific estimate of those effects at this time. Moreover, because the effects on revenues and outlays would be at least partially offsetting, CBO and JCT cannot currently determine whether the legislation would increase or decrease federal budget deficits over the next 10 years. (The legislation could also have effects on spending subject to appropriation, but CBO cannot determine the extent or direction of those effects on discretionary spending.) Effects on Direct Spending Under the bill, participation in several programs would decline because some people would no longer be eligible to participate or because they would choose not to participate for fear of revealing their unlawful presence. CBO and JCT expect that spending for the following programs would be reduced if the legislation was enacted: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). To receive an EITC, an individual must have a valid Social Security number (SSN). Those people affected by the bill would not be able to apply for an SSN and thus would not be eligible to receive the EITC.

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