Key Votes
S Amdt 3780 - Asylum Seeker Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Stages
Family
- S Amdt 3780 - Asylum Seeker Amendment
- S Amdt 3820 - Legal Immigrants Assistance Eligibility Amendment
- S Amdt 3840 - Public Assistance to Legal Immigrants Amendment
- S Amdt 3752 - Citizen Verification Pilot Program Amendment
- S Amdt 3669 - Foreign Student Public Education Amendment
- S Amdt 3670 - Foreign Student Program Amendment
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Adopted (Senate) (51-49) - May 1, 1996 (Key vote)
Title: Asylum Seeker Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment that prohibits the 'special exclusion' of an undocumented individual that is eligible to seek asylum due to fear of persecution because of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion in the country of origin of the undocumented immigrant.
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Mark O. Hatfield (OR - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Paul D. Wellstone (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
