No Position
H.R. 6429: Sponsors (2012)
2012: Sponsored H.R. 6429, the STEM Jobs Act of 2012, introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
112 Sponsor H.R. 3823
112 Sponsor H.R. 3842
112 Sponsor S. 1856
112 Sponsor H.R. 4159
112 Sponsor S. 2167
112 Sponsor S. 2266
112 Sponsor S. 169
112 Sponsor H.R. 2161
112 Sponsor H.R. 1459
112 Sponsor H.R. 1698
112 Sponsor H.R. 1764
113 Sponsor H.R. 692
113 Sponsor H.R. 457
113 Sponsor H.R. 2217
113 Sponsor H.R. 3163
113 Sponsor H.R. 242
H.R. 1772: Sponsors (2013)
2013: Cosponsored H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act, introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)
113 Sponsor H.R. 2131
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 33 to H R 2862
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act
Voted to allow consideration of verification amendments to the health care reform bill in 2009
On the Cloture Motion S. 1348
On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1150 to S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007)
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: Clinton Amdt. No. 1183, As Further Modified)
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6061
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 6095 Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006
Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair: H R 6094 Community Protection Act of 2006
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 6061 Secure Fence Act of 2006
Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair: H R 5441 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: S. 2611)
On the Cloture Motion S. 2611
Voted against motion to invoke cloture on S. 2611 to increase overall immigration numbers and reward illegal aliens with amnesty in 2006
H.R. 6094 (109th): Community Protection Act of 2006 (On Passage of the Bill)
H.R. 5441 (109th): Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 (On Passage of the Bill)
H.Res. 621 (109th): Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4437) ... (On the Resolution)
H.Res. 610 (109th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4437) to ... (On the Resolution)
H.R. 3722 (108th): Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments of 2004 (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass)
H.R. 3736 (105th): Temporary Access to Skilled Workers and H-1B Nonimmigrant Program ... (On Passage of the Bill)
Opposed doubling of H-1B foreign high-tech workers in 1998
The House passed H.R. 3736
S. 1723 (105th): American Competitiveness Act (On Passage of the Bill)
Opposed doubling of H-1B foreign high-tech workers in 1998
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 8 to H R 2799
On Agreeing to the Amendment: Amendment 5 to H R 4205
Voted in 2000 to authorize troops on the border.
Rep. ZZlastnameZZ acted to enforce the border by voting for the Traficant amendment to H.R.4205. This amendment authorizes the Secretary of Defense, under certain circumstances, to assign members of the Armed Forces to assist the INS with border control duties. The Traficant amendment passed by a vote of 243 to 183, but the Clinton Administration never chose to exercise this power.
On the Motion (Daschle Motion To Suspend Rule XXII RE: Amdt. No. 4184)
Voted against an amnesty for illegal aliens in 2000
Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted against a procedural vote to include an amnesty for illegal aliens from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Haiti in the Senate H-1B bill (S.2045). This was not necessarily a vote against the amnesty but rather a vote against including it with the H-1B bill. The move to include the amnesty with the H-1B legislation failed43-55 in a procedural vote on the Senate floor.
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H R 4437 Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1460 to S.Amdt. 1150 to S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1384 to S.Amdt. 1150 to S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1374 to S.Amdt. 1150 to S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1339 to S.Amdt. 1150 to S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1331 to S.Amdt. 1150 to S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007)
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3740 to S.Amdt. 3725 to S. 1664 (Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996)
Voted to reduce chain migration in 1996
H.R. 2586 (107th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (On Passage of the Bill)
Voted to authorize troops on the border in 2001.
Rep. ZZlastnameZZ voted to enforce the border by voting for the Traficant amendment to HR 2586. This amendment authorized the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, to request that members of the Armed Forces assist the INS with border control duties. The Traficant amendment passed by a vote of 242 to 173, but this measure was never considered by the Senate.
