House Republicans passed two bills last week that are intended to curb President Barack Obama's "executive overreach," and in turn decrease rights for undocumented immigrants.

House GOP members passed measures that, if signed into law, would dissolve legislation of the Affordable Care Act, as well as the presidential initiative that grants a reprieve from deportation and work authorization to some undocumented immigrants.

Last Wednesday, House Republicans passed the Executive Needs to Faithfully Observe and Respect Congressional Enactments of the Law Act of 2014 (ENFORCE Act) in a 233-181 vote, Think Progress reports. The law gives Congress the ability to pass civil lawsuits against the executive branch for failing to enforce federal laws.

The law, if signed, could make it difficult for immigration officials to make decisions under the presidential initiative known as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The DACA program allows undocumented young people who came to the U.S. as children to defer deportation if they are pursuing education or military service.

On Thursday, Republicans passed another bill, called the Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014, which requires the attorney general to report to Congress, and explain the constitutionality of all enforcement decisions that are made by federal agencies.

Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., criticized the bills, saying they are tantamount to a "press release" against the president.

"This is not serious legislation," McGovern said. "It costs $24 million a week to run this place and we're wasting taxpayers dollars. ... Never mind that the President is using the same kind of executive authority that President Bush and other presidents used before him."

While it is highly unlikely that either bill will pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, the passage of the bills proves that the GOP is backing away from the passage of immigration reform.

In January, House Republicans released a set of immigration principles that would "provide an opportunity for legal residence and citizenship for those who were brought to this country as children through no fault of their own, those who know no other place as home."

Yet, now the GOP is backing away from passing reform because they claim they do not believe that President Obama will enforce immigration laws.

"President Obama has refused to enforce those parts of our nation's immigration laws that are not to his political liking," said Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., on Wednesday.

Contrary to Goodlatte's statement, Obama has already deported nearly 2 million immigrants during his presidential tenure.

The bills in question are also subject to a presidential veto.