The bill would authorize appropriations and functions for the Department of Homeland Security and the departments under its jurisdiction, including Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.
2005: Sponsored H.R. 1770, introduced by Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.)
H.R. 1770 would require employers at critical infrastructure sites, including federal, state and local government buildings; military bases; nuclear energy sites; weapons sites; and airports, to participate in the Basic Pilot program to verify the identity and employment eligibility of employees.
2005: Sponsored H.R. 1737, HRIFA Improvement Act of 2005, introduced by Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.)
A bill to direct the Secretary of State to establish a program to bolster the mutual security and safety of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1737, the HRIFA Improvement Act, would expand the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1998 to the children of illegal aliens who benefited from the HRIFA amnesty.
Voted in favor of amendment to provide funding for additional Border Patrol and ICE agents in 2005
Voted against amnesty for agricultural workers in 2005
