Key Votes
HR 2267 - Appropriations bill FY98, Commerce, Justice, and State - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Mark Sanford, Jr. voted Nay (Conference Report Vote) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Mark Sanford, Jr. made in this general time period.
Stages
- Nov. 13, 1997 House Conference Report Adopted
- Nov. 13, 1997 Conference Report Vote
- Oct. 1, 1997 Senate Bill Passed
- Sept. 30, 1997 House Bill Passed
- July 25, 1997 Introduced
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Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) (282-110) - Nov. 13, 1997 (Key vote)
Title: Appropriations bill FY98, Commerce, Justice, and State
Vote to adopt a conference report that calls for $32.9 billion in appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, and related agencies for fiscal year1998.
- Prohibits use of funds for the statistical sampling in connection with any official year 2000 census taking.
- Allows the provision known as 245 (i) to expire, allowing any illegal immigrant in the United States who submits an application by January 14, 1998 to obtain a visa within the U.S.
- Stipulates that future permanent resident alien visas will be issued only in an immigrant’s home country.
- $17.54 billion for the Department of Justice, including $ 2.34 billion for the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS).
- $4.79 billion for the Department of Commerce, including $543.72 million for the Census Bureau.
- $4.08 billion for the State Department.
- $3.29 billion for the Judiciary.
Legislation - Conference Report Vote (Senate) - Nov. 13, 1997
NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) - Oct. 1, 1997
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (227-199) - Sept. 30, 1997
Legislation - Introduced (House) - July 25, 1997
Title: Appropriations bill FY98, Commerce, Justice, and State
