On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4131 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006)

Voted in favor of amendment to cap employment-based visas in 2006
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted in favor of the Bingaman Amendment (SA 4131) to to S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006. The Bingaman Amendment would cap the number of employment-based visas for workers, spouses and children at 650,000. Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation estimates that the Bingaman Amendment would reduce employment-based visas available under S. 2611 by about 150,000 a year. The Bingaman Amendment passed by a vote of 51 to 47.

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Thursday, May 25, 2006 (All day)
Document Link: 
View on govTrack.us

Supported 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2006-05-25
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2006-05-25
  • [899] Senator George Allen - 2006-05-25
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2006-05-25
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2006-05-25
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2006-05-25
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2006-05-25
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2006-05-25
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2006-05-25
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2006-05-25
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2006-05-25
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2006-05-25
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2006-05-25
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2006-05-25
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2006-05-25
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2006-05-25
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2006-05-25
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2006-05-25
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2006-05-25
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2006-05-25
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2006-05-25
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2006-05-25
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2006-05-25
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2006-05-25
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2006-05-25
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2006-05-25
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2006-05-25
  • [836] Senator James Jeffords - 2006-05-25
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2006-05-25
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2006-05-25
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2006-05-25
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2006-05-25
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2006-05-25
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2006-05-25
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2006-05-25
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2006-05-25
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2006-05-25
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2006-05-25
  • [683] Senator Rick Santorum - 2006-05-25
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2006-05-25
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2006-05-25
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2006-05-25
  • [451] Senator James Talent - 2006-05-25
  • [888] Senator Craig Thomas - 2006-05-25
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2006-05-25
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2006-05-25
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2006-05-25
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2006-05-25
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2006-05-25
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2006-05-25
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2006-05-25

Opposed 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2006-05-25
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2006-05-25
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2006-05-25
  • [477] Senator Conrad Burns - 2006-05-25
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2006-05-25
  • [904] Senator Lincoln Chafee - 2006-05-25
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2006-05-25
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2006-05-25
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2006-05-25
  • [906] Senator Mark Dayton - 2006-05-25
  • [616] Governor Mike DeWine - 2006-05-25
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2006-05-25
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2006-05-25
  • [745] Senator Bill Frist - 2006-05-25
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2006-05-25
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2006-05-25
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2006-05-25
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2006-05-25
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2006-05-25
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2006-05-25
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2006-05-25
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2006-05-25
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2006-05-25
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2006-05-25
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2006-05-25
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2006-05-25
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2006-05-25
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2006-05-25
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2006-05-25
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2006-05-25
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2006-05-25
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2006-05-25
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2006-05-25
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2006-05-25
  • [378] Senator Paul Sarbanes - 2006-05-25
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2006-05-25
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2006-05-25
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2006-05-25
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2006-05-25
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2006-05-25
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2006-05-25
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2006-05-25
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2006-05-25
  • [547] Senator Bob Menendez - 2006-05-25
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2006-05-25
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2006-05-25
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2006-05-25

Avoided 

  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2006-05-25
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2006-05-25
Author: 
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]
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