H.R. 2885: HJC final vote (2011)
2011: House Judiciary Committee vote on H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act, introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
2011: House Judiciary Committee vote on H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act, introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
2013: Senate Judiciary Committee vote on S. 744, the Gang of Eight's amnesty, introduced by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)
2015: Senate Finance Committee Vote on S. 995, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act (TPA), introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)
2015: House Ways & Means Committee vote on H.R. 1890, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act (TPA), introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.)
2015: House Judiciary Committee vote on H.R. 1149, the Protection of Children Act of 2015, introduced by Rep. John Carter (R-Texas)
2015: House Judiciary Committee vote on H.R. 1153, the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 215, introduced by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)
2015: House Judiciary Committee vote on H.R. 1148, the Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act, introduced by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.)
2015: House Judiciary Committee vote on H.R. 1147, the Legal Workforce Act, introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
Voted in favor of INS restructuring bill in committee in 2002
2013: House Judiciary Committee vote on H.R. 2278, the SAFE Act, introduced by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.)
Voted to eliminate visa lottery in 2011 (Goodlatte)
Voted in committee against major amnesty-guestworker proposal in 2006
Voted in committee in favor of bill to increase border security and interior enforcement in 2005
Voted as part of the Judiciary Committee to end the visa lottery in 2004
Voted in subcommittee to end the visa lottery in 2004
Rep. ZZlastnameZZ voted as part of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims in favor of H.R. 775, the Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2003, to end the visa lottery that each year awards another 50,000 visas to people without any regard to humanitarian need or skill level. H.R. 775 was passed by the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims by a vote of 5-3.
Voted in committee to pass H.R. 10 with significant illegal immigration-reduction provisions in 2004
Voted in committee against rewarding illegal aliens with in-state tuition and amnesty in 2003
Voted against unlimited immigration provisions in the Chile and Singapore trade agreements in committee in 2003
Opposed illegal alien in-state tuition and amnesty bill in 2002
Voted in 2000 against tripling the number of H-1B visas available annually
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted, as part of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to protect American workers by voting AGAINST S.2045 (the Abraham bill). This legislation nearly tripled the number of H-1B visas available annually. S.2045 also granted H-1Bs virtual permanent residency by allowing foreign high-tech workers and their families to stay in the U.S. as long as they have an application for a green card or visa on file.
Voted in 2000 in committee againstrestoring section 245(i)
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ, as part of the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, voted against helping illegal aliens and against the restoration of section 245(i) in the Senate version of the CJS Appropriations bill (H.R. 4690). Section 245(i), which allows an illegal alien to pay $1000 to remain in the country and adjust their status to avoid sanctions was repealed in 1996.
Voted in 2000 against importing more foreign workers
Helped House Judiciary Committee craft limited H-1B bill with
protections for American workers in 1998
Tried to stop Judiciary Committee from reporting out H-1B doubling bill in 1998
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted no in the 12-6 Senate Judiciary Committee vote on S.1723. This was a vote not to send the H-1B doubling bill to the floor of the Senate without safeguards for American workers.
Voted in committee in favor of amendment to cut in half proposal to import additional foreign workers in 2005
Voted in committee in favor of amendment to increase immigration fees in 2005
Voted in committe in favor of amendment to strip proposal to import additional foreign workers from budget reconcilation plan in 2005
Voted in committee favor of secure ID amendment to H.R. 10 in 2004
Voted against giving Social Security to illegal aliens in 2004
Voted in committee to protect secure-ID amendment in 2004