On the Amendment S.Amdt. 516 to H.R. 1268 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005)

Voted in favor of amendment to provide funding for additional Border Patrol and ICE agents in 2005
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted in favor of the Byrd Amendment (S. Amdt. 516) to H.R. 1268, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief of 2005. The Byrd Amendment provides $390 million to hire 650 more border patrol agents, 250 new immigration investigators, and 168 new immigration enforcement agents and deportation officers. The Byrd amendment also provides funds for 2,000 additional detention beds as well as funding to train the new personnel. Passage of the Byrd Amendment sent a strong signal from the Senate in favor of increased Border Patrol and Interior Enforcement. The Byrd Amendment passed by a vote of 6

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 (All day)
Document Link: 
View on govTrack.us

Supported 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2005-04-20
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2005-04-20
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2005-04-20
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2005-04-20
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2005-04-20
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2005-04-20
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2005-04-20
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2005-04-20
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2005-04-20
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2005-04-20
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2005-04-20
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2005-04-20
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2005-04-20
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2005-04-20
  • [895] Senator Jon Corzine - 2005-04-20
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2005-04-20
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2005-04-20
  • [906] Senator Mark Dayton - 2005-04-20
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2005-04-20
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2005-04-20
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2005-04-20
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2005-04-20
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2005-04-20
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2005-04-20
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2005-04-20
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2005-04-20
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2005-04-20
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2005-04-20
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2005-04-20
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2005-04-20
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2005-04-20
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2005-04-20
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2005-04-20
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2005-04-20
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2005-04-20
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2005-04-20
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2005-04-20
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2005-04-20
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2005-04-20
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2005-04-20
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2005-04-20
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2005-04-20
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2005-04-20
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2005-04-20
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2005-04-20
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2005-04-20
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2005-04-20
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2005-04-20
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2005-04-20
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2005-04-20
  • [683] Senator Rick Santorum - 2005-04-20
  • [378] Senator Paul Sarbanes - 2005-04-20
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2005-04-20
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2005-04-20
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2005-04-20
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2005-04-20
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2005-04-20
  • [451] Senator James Talent - 2005-04-20
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2005-04-20
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2005-04-20
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2005-04-20
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2005-04-20
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2005-04-20
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2005-04-20
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2005-04-20

Opposed 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2005-04-20
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2005-04-20
  • [899] Senator George Allen - 2005-04-20
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2005-04-20
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2005-04-20
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2005-04-20
  • [477] Senator Conrad Burns - 2005-04-20
  • [904] Senator Lincoln Chafee - 2005-04-20
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2005-04-20
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2005-04-20
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2005-04-20
  • [616] Governor Mike DeWine - 2005-04-20
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2005-04-20
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2005-04-20
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2005-04-20
  • [745] Senator Bill Frist - 2005-04-20
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2005-04-20
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2005-04-20
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2005-04-20
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2005-04-20
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2005-04-20
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2005-04-20
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2005-04-20
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2005-04-20
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2005-04-20
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2005-04-20
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2005-04-20
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2005-04-20
  • [888] Senator Craig Thomas - 2005-04-20
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2005-04-20
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2005-04-20
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2005-04-20
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2005-04-20
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2005-04-20

Avoided 

  • [836] Senator James Jeffords - 2005-04-20
Author: 
Sen. Robert Byrd [D-WV]
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