On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3277 to H.R. 3093 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008)

Voted against sanctuary policies for illegal aliens in 2007
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted against tabling an amendment (SA 3277) sponsored by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) to the Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) spending bill (H.R. 3093). The Vitter Amendment, if adopted, would have prevented the Federal Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program funds from going to states and municipalities with sanctuary policies in place that protect illegal aliens, criminal aliens, and, potentially, terrorists. Sanctuary policies bar public officials, including police officers, from asking an individual\'s immigration status and from reporting illegal aliens to federal authorities. In 1996, Congress passed a law that specifically prohibits state and local governments from enacting sanctuary policies. Despite that, cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston, still hav

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 (All day)
Document Link: 
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Supported 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2007-10-16
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2007-10-16
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2007-10-16
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2007-10-16
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2007-10-16
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2007-10-16
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2007-10-16
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2007-10-16
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2007-10-16
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2007-10-16
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2007-10-16
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2007-10-16
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2007-10-16
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2007-10-16
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2007-10-16
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2007-10-16
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2007-10-16
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2007-10-16
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2007-10-16
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2007-10-16
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2007-10-16
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2007-10-16
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2007-10-16
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2007-10-16
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2007-10-16
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2007-10-16
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2007-10-16
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2007-10-16
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2007-10-16
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2007-10-16
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2007-10-16
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2007-10-16
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2007-10-16
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2007-10-16
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2007-10-16
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2007-10-16
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2007-10-16
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2007-10-16
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2007-10-16
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2007-10-16
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2007-10-16
  • [642] Senator Sherrod Brown - 2007-10-16
  • [384] Senator Benjamin Cardin - 2007-10-16
  • [547] Senator Bob Menendez - 2007-10-16
  • [958] Senator Bernie Sanders - 2007-10-16
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2007-10-16
  • [1204] Senator Amy Klobuchar - 2007-10-16
  • [1205] Senator Claire McCaskill - 2007-10-16
  • [1207] Senator Jon Tester - 2007-10-16
  • [1208] Senator Bob Casey - 2007-10-16
  • [1209] Senator Sheldon Whitehouse - 2007-10-16
  • [1211] Senator James Webb - 2007-10-16

Opposed 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2007-10-16
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2007-10-16
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2007-10-16
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2007-10-16
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2007-10-16
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2007-10-16
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2007-10-16
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2007-10-16
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2007-10-16
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2007-10-16
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2007-10-16
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2007-10-16
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2007-10-16
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2007-10-16
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2007-10-16
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2007-10-16
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2007-10-16
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2007-10-16
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2007-10-16
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2007-10-16
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2007-10-16
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2007-10-16
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2007-10-16
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2007-10-16
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2007-10-16
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2007-10-16
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2007-10-16
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2007-10-16
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2007-10-16
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2007-10-16
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2007-10-16
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2007-10-16
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2007-10-16
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2007-10-16
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2007-10-16
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2007-10-16
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2007-10-16
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2007-10-16
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2007-10-16
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2007-10-16
  • [1210] Senator Bob Corker - 2007-10-16
  • [1263] Senator John Barrasso - 2007-10-16

Avoided 

  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2007-10-16
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2007-10-16
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2007-10-16
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2007-10-16
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2007-10-16
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2007-10-16
Author: 
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
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