On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1250 to S.Amdt. 1150 to S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007)

Voted on Senate floor in favor of amendment to create a disincentive to amnesty in 2007
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted in favor of the Cornyn Amendment (SA 1250) to S. 1348. The Cornyn Amendment prohibits illegal aliens seeking amnesty under this bill (in this case, "probationary status") from submitting "sworn affidavits from nonrelatives" as proof of unlawful work or unlawful presence in the United States. It eliminates provisions protecting the confidentiality of the information contained in amnesty applications and, instead, requires the sharing of application-related information upon the request of a law enforcement agency, intelligence, or national security agency, or DHS component when requested in connection with a duly-authorized investigation of a civil violation. The Cornyn Amendment would not only serve as a disincentive for illegal aliens to seek amnesty, but it also would encourage cooperation between the Federal government and stat

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 (All day)
Document Link: 
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Supported 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2007-06-06
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2007-06-06
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2007-06-06
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2007-06-06
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2007-06-06
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2007-06-06
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2007-06-06
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2007-06-06
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2007-06-06
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2007-06-06
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2007-06-06
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2007-06-06
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2007-06-06
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2007-06-06
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2007-06-06
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2007-06-06
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2007-06-06
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2007-06-06
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2007-06-06
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2007-06-06
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2007-06-06
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2007-06-06
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2007-06-06
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2007-06-06
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2007-06-06
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2007-06-06
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2007-06-06
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2007-06-06
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2007-06-06
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2007-06-06
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2007-06-06
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2007-06-06
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2007-06-06
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2007-06-06
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2007-06-06
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2007-06-06
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2007-06-06
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2007-06-06
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2007-06-06
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2007-06-06
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2007-06-06
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2007-06-06
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2007-06-06
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2007-06-06
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2007-06-06
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2007-06-06
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2007-06-06
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2007-06-06
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2007-06-06
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2007-06-06
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2007-06-06
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2007-06-06
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2007-06-06
  • [1204] Senator Amy Klobuchar - 2007-06-06
  • [1205] Senator Claire McCaskill - 2007-06-06
  • [1207] Senator Jon Tester - 2007-06-06
  • [1210] Senator Bob Corker - 2007-06-06

Opposed 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2007-06-06
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2007-06-06
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2007-06-06
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2007-06-06
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2007-06-06
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2007-06-06
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2007-06-06
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2007-06-06
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2007-06-06
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2007-06-06
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2007-06-06
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2007-06-06
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2007-06-06
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2007-06-06
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2007-06-06
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2007-06-06
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2007-06-06
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2007-06-06
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2007-06-06
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2007-06-06
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2007-06-06
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2007-06-06
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2007-06-06
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2007-06-06
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2007-06-06
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2007-06-06
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2007-06-06
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2007-06-06
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2007-06-06
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2007-06-06
  • [642] Senator Sherrod Brown - 2007-06-06
  • [384] Senator Benjamin Cardin - 2007-06-06
  • [547] Senator Bob Menendez - 2007-06-06
  • [958] Senator Bernie Sanders - 2007-06-06
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2007-06-06
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2007-06-06
  • [1208] Senator Bob Casey - 2007-06-06
  • [1209] Senator Sheldon Whitehouse - 2007-06-06
  • [1211] Senator James Webb - 2007-06-06

Avoided 

  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2007-06-06
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2007-06-06
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2007-06-06
Author: 
Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
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