Key Votes
S Amdt 4259 - Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Claire McCaskill voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- S Con Res 70 -
- S Amdt 4347 - Earmark Moratorium
- S Amdt 4299 - Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs
- S Amdt 4233 - Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP
- S Amdt 4231 - Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment
- S Amdt 4259 - Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment
- SB 25 - Judicial Retirement Changes
Issues
Note
NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A NON-BINDING CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT SETS THE FUNDING LEVEL FOR DISCRETIONARY SPENDING. IT IS NOT SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HOLD THE WEIGHT OF LAW, BUT IS USED AS A GUIDE FOR CONGRESS AS IT PASSES THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION AND OTHER BILLS.
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Adopted (Senate) (53-45) - March 13, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment
Vote to adopt an amendment that allows the Senate Budget Committee Chairman to raise spending levels to increase border security, expand enforcement of immigration laws, increase penalties against employers who hire undocumented immigrants, deploy National Guard troops to the southern and northern borders of the United States, and identify and deport non-citizen immigrants in prisons, provided that such spending would not increase the budget deficit.
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - March 12, 2008
Title: Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment
