Key Votes
S Amdt 1202 - Point Based Immigration Expiration Date - Key Vote
National Key Votes
John Kerry voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- S 1348 - Immigration Act of 2007
- S Amdt 1151 - Declaring English the National Language
- S Amdt 1169 - Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment
- S Amdt 1184 - Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
- S Amdt 1202 - Point Based Immigration Expiration Date
- S Amdt 1250 - Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications
- S Amdt 1316 - Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program
- S Amdt 1333 - Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories
- S Amdt 1384 - English as the Common Language
- S Amdt 1150 -
- SB 304 - Redistricting of Election Districts in Carson City, Henderson, Reno and Sparks
Issues
Note
NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT. A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF A PIECE OF LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT.
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (Senate) (42-55) - June 6, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Point Based Immigration Expiration Date
Vote to adopt an amendment to an amendment that places an expiration date on a point based immigration system.
- Expires September 30 of the fifth fiscal year after enactment (sec. 509).
- Increases the level of family sponsored immigrants from 226,000 to 567,000 (sec. 509(d)).
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - May 25, 2007
Title: Point Based Immigration Expiration Date
Sponsors
- Barack Hussein Obama II (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert 'Bob' Menendez (NJ - D)
