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Key Votes
HR 6095 - Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Bob Goodlatte voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Read statements Bob Goodlatte made in this general time period.
Stages
- Sept. 21, 2006 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- Sept. 21, 2006 House Bill Passed
- Sept. 19, 2006 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - Sept. 21, 2006
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (277-140) - Sept. 21, 2006(Key vote)
Title: Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote to pass a bill that grants state and local officials inherent authority to investigate, identify, apprehend, arrest, detain, or transfer undocumented immigrants to Federal custody as well as clarifies specific litigation issues.
- Expresses the sense of Congress that the Attorney General should implement uniform guidelines for prosecuting human smuggling offenses and increase the number of attorneys prosecuting cases concerning human smuggling and employment (Sec. 201).
- Calls on courts to limit nonmonetary damages awarded in civil action cases against the government to the necessary minimum and to minimize the impact on national security (Sec. 301).
- Calls for prompt rulings in all government motions concerning civil action cases against the government (Sec. 301).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Sept. 19, 2006
Title: Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Geoff Davis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thelma D. Drake (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia Ann Foxx (NC - R)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Darrell E. Issa (CA - R)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Kenny E. Marchant (TX - R)
- Thaddeus G. 'Thad' McCotter (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marilyn N. Musgrave (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward R. 'Ed' Royce (CA - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
