Key Votes
S Amdt 3752 - Citizen Verification Pilot Program Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Jeff Bingaman voted Yea (Tabling Vote) on this legislation.
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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 Tabled (Senate) (54-46) - May 1, 1996 (Key vote)
Title: Citizen Verification Pilot Program Amendment
Vote to table an amendment that strikes sections of the bill that call for the creation of a national identification system to verify an immigrant's eligibility for employment in the United States, and sections that place new standards on birth certificates.
NOTE: A SENATOR MAY MOVE TO TABLE ANY PENDING LEGISLATION, THUS HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION. A "YEA" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION, AND A "NAY" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION. TABLING MOTIONS ARE OFTEN USED TO KILL LEGISLATION.
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - May 1, 1996
Title: Citizen Verification Pilot Program Amendment
Sponsors
- Edmond Spencer Abraham (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Michael 'Mike' DeWine (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Inhofe (OK - R)
- Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman (CT - I) (Out Of Office)
- Chester Trent Lott Sr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Connie Mack (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Don Nickles (OK - ) (Out Of Office)
