On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1231 to S.Amdt. 1150 to S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007)

Voted on Senate floor in favor of amendment to protect American workers
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted in favor of SA 1231, the Durbin Amendment to S. 1348 to ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers before hiring foreign workers. The Durbin Amendment eliminates provisions authorizing the Department of Labor to waive requirements that employers in "labor shortage areas" offer jobs to U.S. workers before seeking to import foreign workers. This would allow American jobs to be made available to U.S. workers first, regardless of the industry, occupation, or location of the job. The Durbin Amendment passed by a vote of 71 to 22.

Action Type: 
Floor Amendment
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 (All day)
Document Link: 
View on govTrack.us

Supported 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2007-06-05
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2007-06-05
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2007-06-05
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2007-06-05
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2007-06-05
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2007-06-05
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2007-06-05
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2007-06-05
  • [844] Senator Maria Cantwell - 2007-06-05
  • [165] Senator Thomas Carper - 2007-06-05
  • [221] Senator Saxby Chambliss - 2007-06-05
  • [896] Senator Hillary Clinton - 2007-06-05
  • [1082] Senator Norm Coleman - 2007-06-05
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2007-06-05
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2007-06-05
  • [1078] Senator Elizabeth Dole - 2007-06-05
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2007-06-05
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2007-06-05
  • [558] Senator John Ensign - 2007-06-05
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2007-06-05
  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2007-06-05
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2007-06-05
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2007-06-05
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2007-06-05
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2007-06-05
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2007-06-05
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2007-06-05
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2007-06-05
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2007-06-05
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2007-06-05
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2007-06-05
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2007-06-05
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2007-06-05
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2007-06-05
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2007-06-05
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2007-06-05
  • [1143] Senator Lisa Murkowski - 2007-06-05
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2007-06-05
  • [1062] Senator Ben Nelson - 2007-06-05
  • [910] Senator Bill Nelson - 2007-06-05
  • [1079] Senator Mark Pryor - 2007-06-05
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2007-06-05
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2007-06-05
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2007-06-05
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2007-06-05
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2007-06-05
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2007-06-05
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2007-06-05
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2007-06-05
  • [913] Senator Debbie Stabenow - 2007-06-05
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2007-06-05
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2007-06-05
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2007-06-05
  • [642] Senator Sherrod Brown - 2007-06-05
  • [492] Senator Richard Burr - 2007-06-05
  • [384] Senator Benjamin Cardin - 2007-06-05
  • [734] Senator James DeMint - 2007-06-05
  • [935] Senator Johnny Isakson - 2007-06-05
  • [547] Senator Bob Menendez - 2007-06-05
  • [958] Senator Bernie Sanders - 2007-06-05
  • [346] Senator David Vitter - 2007-06-05
  • [742] Senator John Thune - 2007-06-05
  • [657] Senator Tom Coburn - 2007-06-05
  • [1154] Senator Ken Salazar - 2007-06-05
  • [1204] Senator Amy Klobuchar - 2007-06-05
  • [1205] Senator Claire McCaskill - 2007-06-05
  • [1207] Senator Jon Tester - 2007-06-05
  • [1208] Senator Bob Casey - 2007-06-05
  • [1209] Senator Sheldon Whitehouse - 2007-06-05
  • [1210] Senator Bob Corker - 2007-06-05
  • [1211] Senator James Webb - 2007-06-05

Opposed 

  • [1080] Senator Lamar Alexander - 2007-06-05
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2007-06-05
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2007-06-05
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2007-06-05
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2007-06-05
  • [1081] Senator John Cornyn - 2007-06-05
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2007-06-05
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2007-06-05
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2007-06-05
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2007-06-05
  • [732] Senator Lindsey Graham - 2007-06-05
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2007-06-05
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2007-06-05
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2007-06-05
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2007-06-05
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2007-06-05
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2007-06-05
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2007-06-05
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2007-06-05
  • [520] Senator John Sununu - 2007-06-05
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2007-06-05
  • [1156] Senator Mel Martinez - 2007-06-05

Avoided 

  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2007-06-05
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2007-06-05
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2007-06-05
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2007-06-05
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2007-06-05
  • [1162] Former Senator Barack Obama - 2007-06-05
Author: 
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
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