On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3979 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006)

Voted on Senate floor in favor amendment to create border fence in 2006
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted in favor of the Sessions amendment (SA 3979) to S. 2611, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 . The Sessions amendment requires DHS to construct at least 370 miles of triple-layered fencing and 500 miles of vehicle barriers in other areas along the southwest border that DHS determines are areas that are most often used by smugglers and illegal aliens attempting to gain illegal entry, and requires that construction thereof be completed within two years. This physical barrier would help deter illegal entry into the United States. The Sessions amendment passed by a vote of 83 to 16.

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 (All day)
Document Link: 
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Supported 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2006-05-17
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2006-05-17
  • [899] Senator George Allen - 2006-05-17
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2006-05-17
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2006-05-17
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2006-05-17
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2006-05-17
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2006-05-17
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2006-05-17
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2006-05-17
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2006-05-17
  • [477] Senator Conrad Burns - 2006-05-17
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2006-05-17
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2006-05-17
  • [904] Senator Lincoln Chafee - 2006-05-17
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 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
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2006-05-17
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2006-05-17
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2006-05-17
  • [906] Senator Mark Dayton - 2006-05-17
  • [616] Governor Mike DeWine - 2006-05-17
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2006-05-17
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2006-05-17
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2006-05-17
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2006-05-17
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2006-05-17
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2006-05-17
  • [745] Senator Bill Frist - 2006-05-17
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2006-05-17
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2006-05-17
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2006-05-17
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2006-05-17
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 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
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2006-05-17
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2006-05-17
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2006-05-17
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2006-05-17
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2006-05-17
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2006-05-17
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2006-05-17
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2006-05-17
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2006-05-17
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2006-05-17
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2006-05-17
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2006-05-17
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2006-05-17
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2006-05-17
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2006-05-17
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2006-05-17
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2006-05-17
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2006-05-17
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2006-05-17
  • [683] Senator Rick Santorum - 2006-05-17
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2006-05-17
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2006-05-17
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 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
  • [451] Senator James Talent - 2006-05-17
  • [888] Senator Craig Thomas - 2006-05-17
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2006-05-17
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2006-05-17
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 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
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2006-05-17
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2006-05-17

Opposed 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2006-05-17
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2006-05-17
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2006-05-17
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2006-05-17
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2006-05-17
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2006-05-17
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2006-05-17
  • [836] Senator James Jeffords - 2006-05-17
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2006-05-17
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2006-05-17
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2006-05-17
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2006-05-17
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2006-05-17
  • [378] Senator Paul Sarbanes - 2006-05-17
  • [547] Senator Bob Menendez - 2006-05-17
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2006-05-17

Avoided 

  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2006-05-17
Author: 
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]
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