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Key Votes
S Amdt 1184 - Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes - Key Vote
National Key Votes
John Kerry voted Nay (Amendment Vote) on this Amendment.
Read statements John Kerry made in this general time period.
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 -
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) (46-51) - June 6, 2007(Key vote)
Title: Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote to pass an amendment that would prohibit undocumented immigrants convicted of aggravated felonies, domestic violence, stalking, violation of protection orders, crimes against children, or crimes relating to the illegal purchase or sale of firearms, from gaining legal status.
- Bars legal status to immigrants who have engaged in certain forms of identification fraud (Sec. 204A (b))
Amendment - Introduced (Senate) - May 23, 2007
Title: Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson (NE - D) (Out Of Office)
