On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3963 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006)

Voted on Senate floor in favor amendment to remove amnesty provisions from immigration bill in 2006
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted in favor of the Vitter amendment (SA 3963) to S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 . Sen. Vitter submitted the amendment for himself, Sens. Chambliss, Grassley, and Santorum. The Vitter amendment would remove provisions authorizing the “earned legalization” and “agricultural worker” amnesty schemes that would grant amnesty to an estimated 16 million illegal aliens and their families (according to a May, 2006 study by the Heritage Foundation’s Robert Rector). The Vitter amendment failed by a vote of 33 to 66.

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 (All day)
Document Link: 
View on govTrack.us

Supported 

  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2006-05-17
  • [899] Senator George Allen - 2006-05-17
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2006-05-17
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2006-05-17
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2006-05-17
  • [477] Senator Conrad Burns - 2006-05-17
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2006-05-17
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2006-05-17
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2006-05-17
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2006-05-17
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2006-05-17
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2006-05-17
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2006-05-17
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2006-05-17
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2006-05-17
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2006-05-17
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2006-05-17
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2006-05-17
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2006-05-17
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2006-05-17
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2006-05-17
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2006-05-17
  • [683] Senator Rick Santorum - 2006-05-17
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2006-05-17
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2006-05-17
  • [451] Senator James Talent - 2006-05-17
  • [888] Senator Craig Thomas - 2006-05-17
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2006-05-17
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2006-05-17
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2006-05-17
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2006-05-17
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2006-05-17
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2006-05-17

Opposed 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2006-05-17
  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2006-05-17
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2006-05-17
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2006-05-17
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2006-05-17
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2006-05-17
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2006-05-17
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2006-05-17
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2006-05-17
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2006-05-17
  • [904] Senator Lincoln Chafee - 2006-05-17
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2006-05-17
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2006-05-17
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2006-05-17
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2006-05-17
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2006-05-17
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2006-05-17
  • [906] Senator Mark Dayton - 2006-05-17
  • [616] Governor Mike DeWine - 2006-05-17
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2006-05-17
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2006-05-17
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2006-05-17
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2006-05-17
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2006-05-17
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2006-05-17
  • [745] Senator Bill Frist - 2006-05-17
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2006-05-17
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2006-05-17
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2006-05-17
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2006-05-17
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2006-05-17
  • [836] Senator James Jeffords - 2006-05-17
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2006-05-17
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2006-05-17
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2006-05-17
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2006-05-17
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2006-05-17
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2006-05-17
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2006-05-17
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2006-05-17
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2006-05-17
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2006-05-17
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2006-05-17
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2006-05-17
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2006-05-17
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2006-05-17
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2006-05-17
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2006-05-17
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2006-05-17
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2006-05-17
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2006-05-17
  • [378] Senator Paul Sarbanes - 2006-05-17
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2006-05-17
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2006-05-17
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2006-05-17
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2006-05-17
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2006-05-17
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2006-05-17
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2006-05-17
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2006-05-17
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2006-05-17
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2006-05-17
  • [547] Senator Bob Menendez - 2006-05-17
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2006-05-17
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2006-05-17
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2006-05-17

Avoided 

  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2006-05-17
Author: 
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
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