S. Amdt. 1146 - To Provide for the Protection of Unaccompanied Alien Children, and for Other Purposes.
- Sponsor:
- Dianne Feinstein
PASSED by voice vote on May 23, 2007.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S. 1348 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
- AgJOBS Act of 2007
- Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007
- Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act
- Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2007
- Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007
- DREAM Act of 2007
- Fairness in Immigration Litigation Act of 2007
- Hurricane Katrina Victims Immigration Benefits Preservation Act
- Immigrant Accountability Act of 2007
- Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance Grant Act of 2007
- Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act
- Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007
- September 11th Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act
- SKIL Act of 2007
- State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act
- Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2007
- Widows and Orphans Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Harry Reid
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Immigration
- Academic performance
- Access to health care
- Actions and defenses
- Administration of justice
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Admission of nonimmigrants
- Agricultural colleges
- Agricultural labor
- Agriculture
- Alien labor
- Aliens
- Allegiance
- Animals
- Armed forces
- Armed forces reserves
- Arrest
- Artists
- Awards, medals, prizes
- Belize
- Border patrols
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- Budgets
- Business
- Canada
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- Census
- Child pornography
- Child sexual abuse
- Children
- Citizenship
- Citizenship education
- Civil rights
- Commemorations
- Communications
- Congress
- Congress and military policy
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consent decrees
- Conspiracy
- Cost accounting
- Counterfeiting
- Criminal aliens
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal justice
- Criminal justice information
- Curricula
- Customs administration
- Data banks
- Death
- Defense economics
- Defense policy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Deportation
- Detention of persons
- Disaster relief
- Discrimination in employment
- Drug abuse
- Drug law enforcement
- Drug traffic
- East Asia
- Economic impact statements
- Economic policy
- Education
- Electric power transmission
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency management
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- Engineers
- English language
- Environmental assessment
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- Equipment and supplies
- Evacuation of civilians
- Evidence (Law)
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- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
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- Federal law enforcement officers
- Federal-local relations
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- Fingerprints
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- Government information
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- Guatemala
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- Haitians
- Health insurance
- Health policy
- Higher education
- History
- Home ownership
- Housing
- Housing finance
- Housing subsidies
- Humanities
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- Identification devices
- Identification of criminals
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrant education
- Immigrant health
- Immigrants
- Imprisonment
- Indian law enforcement
- Infrastructure
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- Married people
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- Medical economics
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- Military civic action
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- Minorities
- Minority business enterprises
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- Motion pictures
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- Natural resources
- Naturalization
- Negotiations
- Nonprofit organizations
- North America
- Oaths
- Organized crime
- Orphans
- Passports
- Performance measurement
- Performing arts
- Philippines
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- Police training
- Politics and government
- Poverty
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- Prostitution
- Public contracts
- Public prosecutors
- Quality of care
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- Rape
- Recruiting of employees
- Refugees
- Regulatory impact statements
- Repatriation
- Rescue work
- Residence requirements
- Retired military personnel
- Right of asylum
- Rural affairs
- Science policy
- Scientists
- Security measures
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Sex offenders
- Skilled labor
- Slavery
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- Social security
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- Western Hemisphere
- Widows
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- World War II
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 5/09/2007 Amendments (351 proposed) - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result select this vote Senate Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1348 5/21/2007 This motion PASSED the Senate 69 voted YES 23 voted NO 8 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153 5/22/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 31 voted YES 64 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingcurrently selected Senate Amendment SA 1146 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 5/23/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1165 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 5/23/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1168 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 5/23/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1172 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 5/23/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1173 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 5/23/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Bingaman Amdt. No. 1169 5/23/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 74 voted YES 24 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Amendment SA 1190 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 5/24/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Akaka Amdt. No. 1186 5/24/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 87 voted YES 9 voted NO 4 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Coleman Amdt. No. 1158 5/24/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 48 voted YES 49 voted NO 3 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Dorgan Amdt. No. 1181 5/24/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 48 voted YES 49 voted NO 3 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Sanders Amdt. No. 1223 5/24/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 59 voted YES 35 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Vitter Amdt. No. 1157 5/24/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 29 voted YES 66 voted NO 5 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Amendment SA 1163 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 6/04/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1166 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 6/04/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1167 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 6/04/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1238 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 6/04/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Allard Amdt. No. 1189 6/05/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 31 voted YES 62 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Durbin Amdt. No. 1231 6/05/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 71 voted YES 22 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate McConnell Amdt. No. 1170 6/05/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 41 voted YES 52 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Feingold Amdt. No. 1176 6/05/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 67 voted YES 26 voted NO 6 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Amendment SA 1182 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 6/06/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1191 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 6/06/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1272 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 6/06/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Amendment SA 1415 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 6/06/2007 PASSED by voice vote select this vote Senate Kennedy Amdt. No. 1333, as Modified 6/06/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 66 voted YES 32 voted NO 1 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Cornyn Amdt. No. 1184, As Modified 6/06/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 46 voted YES 51 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate DeMint Amdt. No. 1197 6/06/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 43 voted YES 55 voted NO 1 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Bingaman Amdt. No. 1267 As Modified 6/06/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 41 voted YES 57 voted NO 1 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Cornyn Amdt. No. 1250 6/06/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 57 voted YES 39 voted NO 3 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Reid Amdt. No. 1331 6/06/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 57 voted YES 40 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Sessions Amdt. No. 1234 6/06/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 56 voted YES 41 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion to Waive CBA Re: Menendez Amdt. No 1194 6/06/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 53 voted YES 44 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Kyl Amdt. No. 1460 6/07/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 51 voted YES 46 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion to Waive CBA Re: Clinton Amdt. No. 1183, As Further Modified 6/07/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 44 voted YES 53 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Ensign Amdt. No. 1374 6/07/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 42 voted YES 55 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Salazar Amdt. No. 1384 6/07/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 58 voted YES 39 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Inhofe Amdt. No. 1151 6/07/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 64 voted YES 33 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Vitter Amdt. No. 1339 6/07/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 48 voted YES 49 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Obama Amdt. No. 1202, As Modified 6/07/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 42 voted YES 55 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Dorgan Amdt. No. 1316 6/07/2007 This amendment PASSED the Senate 49 voted YES 48 voted NO 2 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Coburn Amdt. No. 1311, As Modified 6/07/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 42 voted YES 54 voted NO 3 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 1150, As Amended 6/07/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 33 voted YES 63 voted NO 3 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1348 6/07/2007 This motion DID NOT PASS the Senate 34 voted YES 61 voted NO 4 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Motion to Instruct Sgt. at Arms 6/08/2007 This motion PASSED the Senate 72 voted YES 13 voted NO 14 voted present/not votingselect this vote Senate Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 1150, As Amended 6/08/2007 This amendment DID NOT PASS the Senate 45 voted YES 50 voted NO 4 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 5/09/2007 5/09/2007 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Put on a legislative calendar 5/10/2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144. 5/11/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6007-6008) 5/14/2007 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. 5/14/2007 Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. 5/14/2007 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. 5/21/2007 Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. 5/21/2007 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 5/21/2007 Measure laid before Senate by motion. 5/21/2007 Amendment SA 1150 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Kennedy. select this vote Vote 5/21/2007 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1348 5/22/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/22/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/22/2007 Amendment SA 1153 proposed by Senator Dorgan to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 5/22/2007 Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153 5/23/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1146 proposed by Senator Feinstein to Amendment SA 1150. currently selected Vote 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1146 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 5/23/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1158 proposed by Senator Coleman to Amendment SA 1150. 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1165 proposed by Senator Leahy to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1165 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1166 proposed by Senator Grassley to Amendment SA 1150. 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1168 proposed by Senator Graham for Senator Hutchison to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1168 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1169 proposed by Senator Bingaman to Amendment SA 1150. (consideration: CR S6506-6514; text: S6506) 5/23/2007 Motion to table amendment SA 1172 withdrawn in Senate. select this vote Vote 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1172 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1173 proposed by Senator Graham to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1173 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1184 proposed by Senator Cornyn to Amendment SA 1150. 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1186 proposed by Senator Akaka to Amendment SA 1150. 5/23/2007 Amendment SA 1172 proposed by Senator Gregg to Amendment SA 1150. 5/23/2007 Motion to table amendment SA 1172 made in Senate. select this vote Vote 5/23/2007 Bingaman Amdt. No. 1169 5/24/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/24/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1157 proposed by Senator Vitter to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/24/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1168, previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1170 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1176 proposed by Senator Feingold to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1181 proposed by Senator Dorgan to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1186, previously agreed to, was modified by Unanimous Consent. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1190 proposed by Senator Specter for Senator McCain to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1190 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1191 proposed by Senator Lieberman to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1194 proposed by Senator Menendez to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1199 proposed by Senator Dodd to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1223 proposed by Senator Sanders to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1231 proposed by Senator Durbin to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1234 proposed by Senator Sessions to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Amendment SA 1235 proposed by Senator Sessions to Amendment SA 1150. 5/24/2007 Considered by Senate. select this vote Vote 5/24/2007 Akaka Amdt. No. 1186 select this vote Vote 5/24/2007 Coleman Amdt. No. 1158 select this vote Vote 5/24/2007 Dorgan Amdt. No. 1181 select this vote Vote 5/24/2007 Sanders Amdt. No. 1223 select this vote Vote 5/24/2007 Vitter Amdt. No. 1157 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Amendment SA 1183 proposed by Senator Salazar for Senator Clinton to Amendment SA 1150. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Amendment SA 1189 proposed by Senator Cornyn for Senator Allard to Amendment SA 1150. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Amendment SA 1202 proposed by Senator Salazar for Senator Obama to Amendment SA 1150. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Considered by Senate. 5/25/2007 Amendment SA 1250 proposed by Senator Cornyn to Amendment SA 1150. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Amendment SA 1163 proposed by Senator Salazar for Senator Alexander to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 6/04/2007 Amendment SA 1163 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. select this vote Vote 6/04/2007 Amendment SA 1166 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 6/04/2007 Amendment SA 1167 proposed by Senator Salazar for Senator Cantwell to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 6/04/2007 Amendment SA 1167 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/04/2007 Amendment SA 1238 proposed by Senator Salazar for Senator Cornyn to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 6/04/2007 Amendment SA 1238 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 6/04/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. 6/05/2007 Cloture motion on amendment SA 1150 presented in Senate. 6/05/2007 Proposed amendment SA 1170, pursuant to the order of the Senate of June 5, 2007, having failed to achieve the required 60 votes in the affirmative was withdrawn in Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Amendment SA 1197 proposed by Senator DeMint to Amendment SA 1150. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Amendment SA 1267 proposed by Senator Bingaman to Amendment SA 1150. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/05/2007 Considered by Senate. select this vote Vote 6/05/2007 Allard Amdt. No. 1189 select this vote Vote 6/05/2007 Durbin Amdt. No. 1231 select this vote Vote 6/05/2007 McConnell Amdt. No. 1170 select this vote Vote 6/05/2007 Feingold Amdt. No. 1176 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1151 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Inhofe to Amendment SA 1150. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1182 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Thomas to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1182 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1183 ruled out of order by the chair. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1191 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1194 ruled out of order by the chair. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1272 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Schumer to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1272 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1311 proposed by Senator Whitehouse for Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 1150. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1316 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Dorgan to Amendment SA 1150. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1331 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 1150. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1333 proposed by Senator Kennedy to Amendment SA 1150. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1339 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Vitter to Amendment SA 1150. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1374 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Ensign to Amendment SA 1150. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1384 proposed by Senator Salazar to Amendment SA 1150. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1415 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Hutchison to Amendment SA 1150. select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1415 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1460 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Kyl to Amendment SA 1150. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1183. 6/06/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/06/2007 Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 1194. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1384 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Salazar to Amendment SA 1151. 6/06/2007 Amendment SA 1384, previously agreed to, was modified to be a first degree amendment by Unanimous Consent. select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Kennedy Amdt. No. 1333, as Modified select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Cornyn Amdt. No. 1184, As Modified select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 DeMint Amdt. No. 1197 select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Bingaman Amdt. No. 1267 As Modified select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Cornyn Amdt. No. 1250 select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Reid Amdt. No. 1331 select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Sessions Amdt. No. 1234 select this vote Vote 6/06/2007 Motion to Waive CBA Re: Menendez Amdt. No 1194 select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Kyl Amdt. No. 1460 select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Motion to Waive CBA Re: Clinton Amdt. No. 1183, As Further Modified select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Ensign Amdt. No. 1374 select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Salazar Amdt. No. 1384 select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Inhofe Amdt. No. 1151 select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Vitter Amdt. No. 1339 select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Obama Amdt. No. 1202, As Modified select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Dorgan Amdt. No. 1316 6/07/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/07/2007 Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the bill was not invoked [Record Vote Number 204] entered in Senate. 6/07/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/07/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/07/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/07/2007 Amendment SA 1492 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 1235. 6/07/2007 Amendment SA 1493 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 1199. 6/07/2007 Considered by Senate. 6/07/2007 Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 1150 was not invoked [Record Vote Number 203] entered in Senate. 6/07/2007 Motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture on amendment SA 1150 was not invoked (Record Vote Number 203) agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Coburn Amdt. No. 1311, As Modified select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 1150, As Amended select this vote Vote 6/07/2007 Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1348 select this vote Vote 6/08/2007 Motion to Instruct Sgt. at Arms select this vote Vote 6/08/2007 Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 1150, As Amended Number Sponsor Date Offered Status currently selected S. Amdt. 1146 Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] May 21, 2007 Passed by voice vote on May 23, 2007. To provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
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May 23, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 1146 proposed by Senator Feinstein to Amendment SA 1150.
May 23, 2007, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 1146 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.Full Text of this Amendment
SA 1146. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1348, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the bill, add the following:
TITLE
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SEC. X01. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007''.
SEC. X02. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--In this title:
(1) COMPETENT.--The term ``competent'', in reference to counsel, means an attorney, or a representative authorized to represent unaccompanied alien children in immigration proceedings or matters, who--
(A) complies with the duties set forth in this title;
(B) is--
(i) properly qualified to handle matters involving unaccompanied alien children; or
(ii) working under the auspices of a qualified nonprofit organization that is experienced in handling such matters; and
(C) if an attorney--
(i) is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of any State, possession, territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; and
(ii) is not under any order of any court suspending, enjoining, restraining, disbarring, or otherwise restricting the attorney in the practice of law.
(2) DIRECTOR.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the Office.
(3) OFFICE.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of Refugee Resettlement established by section 411 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1521).
(4) UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD.--The term ``unaccompanied alien child'' has the meaning given the term in 101(a)(51) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (b).
(5) VOLUNTARY AGENCY.--The term ``voluntary agency'' means a private, nonprofit voluntary agency with expertise in meeting the cultural, developmental, or psychological needs of unaccompanied alien children, as certified by the Director.
(b) Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 101(a) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(51) The term `unaccompanied alien child' means a child who--
``(A) has no lawful immigration status in the United States;
``(B) has not attained 18 years of age; and
``(C) with respect to whom--
``(i) there is no parent or legal guardian in the United States; or
``(ii) no parent or legal guardian in the United States is available to provide care and physical custody.
``(52) The term `unaccompanied refugee children' means persons described in paragraph (42) who--
``(A) have not attained 18 years of age; and
``(B) with respect to whom there are no parents or legal guardians available to provide care and physical custody.''.
(c) Rule of Construction.--
(1) STATE COURTS ACTING IN LOCO PARENTIS.--A department or agency of a State, or an individual or entity appointed by a State court or a juvenile court located in the United States, acting in loco parentis, shall not be considered a legal guardian for purposes of section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) or this title.
(2) CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD.--For the purposes of section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)) and this title, a parent or legal guardian shall not be considered to be available to provide care and physical custody of an alien child unless such parent is in the physical presence of, and able to exercise parental responsibilities over, such child at the time of such child's apprehension and during the child's detention.
Subtitle A--Custody, Release, Family Reunification, and Detention
SEC. X11. PROCEDURES WHEN ENCOUNTERING UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.
(a) Unaccompanied Children Found Along the United States Border or at United States Ports of Entry.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Subject to paragraph (2), an immigration officer who finds an unaccompanied alien child described in paragraph (2) at a land border or port of entry of the United States and determines that such child is inadmissible under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) shall--
(A) permit such child to withdraw the child's application for admission pursuant to section 235(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(a)(4)); and
(B) return such child to the child's country of nationality or country of last habitual residence.
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CONTIGUOUS COUNTRIES.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--Any child who is a national or habitual resident of a country, which is contiguous with the United States and has an agreement in writing with the United States that provides for the safe return and orderly repatriation of unaccompanied alien children who are nationals or habitual residents of such country, shall be treated in accordance with paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that--
(i) such child is a national or habitual resident of a country described in this subparagraph;
(ii) such child does not have a fear of returning to the child's country of nationality or country of last habitual residence owing to a fear of persecution;
(iii) the return of such child to the child's country of nationality or country of last habitual residence would not endanger the life or safety of such child; and
(iv) the child is able to make an independent decision to withdraw the child's application for admission due to age or other lack of capacity.
(B) RIGHT OF CONSULTATION.--Any child described in subparagraph (A) shall have the right, and shall be informed of that right in the child's native language--
(i) to consult with a consular officer from the child's country of nationality or country of last habitual residence prior to repatriation; and
(ii) to consult, telephonically, with the Office.
(3) RULE FOR APPREHENSIONS AT THE BORDER.--The custody of unaccompanied alien children not described in paragraph (2) who are apprehended at the border of the United States or at a United States port of entry shall be treated in accordance with subsection (b).
(b) Care and Custody of Unaccompanied Alien Children Found in the Interior of the United States.--
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF JURISDICTION.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--Except as otherwise provided under subparagraphs (B) and (C) and subsection (a), the care and custody of all unaccompanied alien children, including responsibility for their detention, where appropriate, shall be under the jurisdiction of the Office.
(B) EXCEPTION FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE COMMITTED CRIMES.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Department of Justice shall retain or assume the custody and care of any unaccompanied alien who is--
(i) in the custody of the Department of Justice pending prosecution for a Federal crime other than a violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
(ii) serving a sentence pursuant to a conviction for a Federal crime.
(C) EXCEPTION FOR CHILDREN WHO THREATEN NATIONAL SECURITY.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Department shall retain or assume the custody and care of an unaccompanied alien child if the Secretary has substantial evidence, based on an individualized determination, that such child could personally endanger the national security of the United States.
(2) NOTIFICATION.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--Each department or agency of the Federal Government shall promptly notify the Office upon--
(i) the apprehension of an unaccompanied alien child;
(ii) the discovery that an alien in the custody of such department or agency is an unaccompanied alien child;
(iii) any claim by an alien in the custody of such department or agency that such alien is younger than 18 years of age; or
(iv) any suspicion that an alien in the custody of such department or agency who has claimed to be at least 18 years of age is actually younger than 18 years of age.
(B) SPECIAL RULE.--The Director shall--
(i) make an age determination for an alien described in clause (iii) or (iv) of subparagraph (A) in accordance with section X15; and
(ii) take whatever other steps are necessary to determine whether such alien is eligible for treatment under section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) or under this title.
(3) TRANSFER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.--
(A) TRANSFER TO THE OFFICE.--Any Federal department or agency that has an unaccompanied alien child in its custody shall transfer the custody of such child to the Office--
(i) not later than 72 hours after a determination is made that such child is an unaccompanied alien, if the child is not described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1);
(ii) if the custody and care of the child has been retained or assumed by the Attorney General under paragraph (1)(B) or by the Department under paragraph (1)(C), following a determination that the child no longer meets the description set forth in such subparagraphs; or
(iii) if the child was previously released to an individual or entity described in section X12(a)(1), upon a determination by the Director that such individual or entity is no longer able to care for the child.
(B) TRANSFER TO THE DEPARTMENT.--The Director shall transfer the care and custody of an unaccompanied alien child in the custody of the Office or the Department of Justice to the Department upon determining that the child is described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (1).
(C) PROMPTNESS OF TRANSFER.--If a child needs to be transferred under this paragraph, the sending office shall make prompt arrangements to transfer such child and the receiving office shall make prompt arrangements to receive such child.
(c) Age Determinations.--If the age of an alien is in question and the resolution of questions about the age of such alien would affect the alien's eligibility for treatment under section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279) or this title, a determination of whether or not such alien meets such age requirements shall be made in accordance with section X15, unless otherwise specified in subsection (b)(2)(B).
(d) Access to Alien.--The Secretary and the Attorney General shall permit the Office to have reasonable access to aliens in the custody of the Secretary or the Attorney General to ensure a prompt determination of the age of such alien, if necessary under subsection (b)(2)(B).
SEC. X12. FAMILY REUNIFICATION FOR UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN WITH RELATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES.
(a) Placement of Released Children.--
(1) ORDER OF PREFERENCE.--Subject to the discretion of the Director under paragraph (4), section X13(a)(2), and section 462(b)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)(2)), an unaccompanied alien child in the custody of the Office shall be promptly placed with 1 of the following individuals or entities in the following order of preference:
(A) A parent who seeks to establish custody under paragraph (3)(A).
(B) A legal guardian who seeks to establish custody under paragraph (3)(A).
(C) An adult relative.
(D) An individual or entity designated by the parent or legal guardian that is capable and willing to care for the well being of the child.
(E) A State-licensed family foster home, small group home, or juvenile shelter willing to accept custody of the child.
(F) A qualified adult or entity, as determined by the Director by regulation, seeking custody of the child if the Director determines that no other likely alternative to long-term detention exists and family reunification does not appear to be a reasonable alternative.
(2) SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT.--
(A) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), and subject to the requirements of subparagraph (B), an unaccompanied alien child may not be placed with a person or entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) unless the Director provides written certification that the proposed custodian is capable of providing for the child's physical and mental well-being, based on--
(i) with respect to an individual custodian--
(I) verification of such individual's identity and employment;
(II) a finding that such individual has not engaged in any activity that would indicate a potential risk to the child, including the people and activities described in paragraph (4)(A)(i);
(III) a finding that such individual is not the subject of an open investigation by a State or local child protective services authority due to suspected child abuse or neglect;
(IV) verification that such individual has a plan for the provision of care for the child;
(V) verification of familial relationship of such individual, if any relationship is claimed; and
(VI) verification of nature and extent of previous relationship;
(ii) with respect to a custodial entity, verification of such entity's appropriate licensure by the State, county, or other applicable unit of government; and
(iii) such other information as the Director determines appropriate.
(B) HOME STUDY.--
(i) IN GENERAL.--The Director shall place a child with any custodian described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1) unless the Director determines that a home study with respect to such custodian is necessary.
(ii) SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.--A home study shall be conducted to determine if the custodian can properly meet the needs of--
(I) a special needs child with a disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(2)); or
(II) a child who has been the object of physical or mental injury, sexual abuse, negligent treatment, or maltreatment under circumstances which indicate that the child's health or welfare has been harmed or threatened.
(iii) FOLLOW-UP SERVICES.--The Director shall conduct follow-up services for at least 90 days on custodians for whom a home study was conducted under this subparagraph.
(C) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.--The Director may, by grant or contract, arrange for some or all of the activities under this section to be carried out by--
(i) an agency of the State of the child's proposed residence;
(ii) an agency authorized by such State to conduct such activities; or
(iii) an appropriate voluntary or nonprofit agency.
(D) DATABASE ACCESS.--In conducting suitability assessments, the Director shall have access to all relevant information in the appropriate Federal, State, and local law enforcement and immigration databases.
(3) RIGHT OF PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN TO CUSTODY OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD.--
(A) PLACEMENT WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.--If an unaccompanied alien child is placed with any person or entity other than a parent or legal guardian, and subsequent to that placement a parent or legal guardian seeks to establish custody, the Director shall--
(i) assess the suitability of placing the child with the parent or legal guardian; and
(ii) make a written determination regarding the child's placement within 30 days.
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.--Nothing in this title shall be construed to--
(i) supersede obligations under any treaty or other international agreement to which the United States is a party, including--
(I) the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague, October 25, 1980 (TIAS 11670);
(II) the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action, adopted at Vienna, June 25, 1993; and
(III) the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, adopted at New York, November 20, 1959; or
(ii) limit any right or remedy under such international agreement.
(4) PROTECTION FROM SMUGGLERS AND TRAFFICKERS.--
(A) POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.--
(i) IN GENERAL.--The Director shall establish policies and programs to ensure that unaccompanied alien children are protected from smugglers, traffickers, or other persons seeking to victimize or otherwise engage such children in criminal, harmful, or exploitative activity.
(ii) WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMS INCLUDED.--Programs established pursuant to clause (i) may include witness protection programs.
(B) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS.--Any officer or employee of the Office or of the Department, and any grantee or contractor of the Office or of the Department, who suspects any individual of involvement in any activity described in subparagraph (A) shall report such individual to Federal or State prosecutors for criminal investigation and prosecution.
(C) DISCIPLINARY ACTION.--Any officer or employee of the Office or the Department, and any grantee or contractor of the Office, who believes that a competent attorney or representative has been a participant in any activity described in subparagraph (A), shall report the attorney to the State bar association of which the attorney is a member, or to other appropriate disciplinary authorities, for appropriate disciplinary action, including private or public admonition or censure, suspension,
or disbarment of the attorney from the practice of law.
(5) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.--The Director may award grants to, and enter into contracts with, voluntary agencies to carry out this section or section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279).
(b) Confidentiality.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--All information obtained by the Office relating to the immigration status of a person described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of subsection (a)(1) shall remain confidential and may only be used to determine such person's qualifications under subsection (a)(1).
(2) NONDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.--In consideration of the needs and privacy of unaccompanied alien children in the custody of the Office or its agents, and the necessity to guarantee the confidentiality of such children's information in order to facilitate their trust and truthfulness with the Office, its agents, and clinicians, the Office shall maintain the privacy and confidentiality of all information gathered in the course of the care, custody, and placement of unaccompanied alien
children, consistent with its role and responsibilities under the Homeland Security Act to act as guardian in loco parentis in the best interest of the unaccompanied alien child, by not disclosing such information to other government agencies or nonparental third parties.
(c) Required Disclosure.--The Secretary or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide the information furnished under this section, and any other information derived from such furnished information, to--
(1) a duly recognized law enforcement entity in connection with an investigation or prosecution of an offense described in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)), when such information is requested in writing by such entity; or
(2) an official coroner for purposes of affirmatively identifying a deceased individual (whether or not such individual is deceased as a result of a crime).
(d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly uses, publishes, or permits information to be examined in violation of this section shall be fined not more than $10,000.
SEC. X13. APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS FOR DETENTION OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.
(a) Standards for Placement.--
(1) ORDER OF PREFERENCE.--An unaccompanied alien child who is not released pursuant to section X12(a)(1) shall be placed in the least restrictive setting possible in the following order of preference:
(A) Licensed family foster home.
(B) Small group home.
(C) Juvenile shelter.
(D) Residential treatment center.
(E) Secure detention.
(2) PROHIBITION OF DETENTION IN CERTAIN FACILITIES.--Except as provided under paragraph (3), an unaccompanied alien child shall not be placed in an adult detention facility or a facility housing delinquent children.
(3) DETENTION IN APPROPRIATE FACILITIES.--An unaccompanied alien child who has exhibited violent or criminal behavior that endangers others may be detained in conditions appropriate to such behavior in a facility appropriate for delinquent children.
(4) STATE LICENSURE.--A child shall not be placed with an entity described in section X12(a)(1)(E), unless the entity is licensed by an appropriate State agency to provide residential, group, child welfare, or foster care services for dependent children.
(5) CONDITIONS OF DETENTION.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--The Director and the Secretary shall promulgate regulations incorporating standards for conditions of detention in placements described in paragraph (1) that provide for--
(i) educational services appropriate to the child;
(ii) medical care;
(iii) mental health care, including treatment of trauma, physical and sexual violence, and abuse;
(iv) access to telephones;
(v) access to legal services;
(vi) access to interpreters;
(vii) supervision by professionals trained in the care of children, taking into account the special cultural, linguistic, and experiential needs of children in immigration proceedings;
(viii) recreational programs and activities;
(ix) spiritual and religious needs; and
(x) dietary needs.
(B) NOTIFICATION OF CHILDREN.--Regulations promulgated under subparagraph (A) shall provide that all children in such placements are notified of such standards orally and in writing in the child's native language.
(b) Prohibition of Certain Practices.--The Director and the Secretary shall develop procedures prohibiting the unreasonable use of--
(1) shackling, handcuffing, or other restraints on children;
(2) solitary confinement; or
(3) pat or strip searches.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede procedures favoring release of children to appropriate adults or entities or placement in the least secure setting possible, as described in paragraph 23 of the Stipulated Settlement Agreement under Flores v. Reno.
SEC. X14. REPATRIATED UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.
(a) Country Conditions.--
(1) SENSE OF CONGRESS.--It is the sense of Congress that, to the extent consistent with the treaties and other international agreements to which the United States is a party, and to the extent practicable, the United States Government should undertake efforts to ensure that it does not repatriate children in its custody into settings that would threaten the life and safety of such children.
(2) ASSESSMENT OF CONDITIONS.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary of State shall include, in the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, an assessment of the degree to which each country protects children from smugglers and traffickers.
(B) FACTORS FOR ASSESSMENT.--The Secretary shall consult the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and the Trafficking in Persons Report in assessing whether to repatriate an unaccompanied alien child to a particular country.
(b) Report on Repatriation of Unaccompanied Alien Children.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives on efforts to repatriate unaccompanied alien children.
(2) CONTENTS.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include--
(A) the number of unaccompanied alien children ordered removed and the number of such children actually removed from the United States;
(B) a description of the type of immigration relief sought and denied to such children;
(C) a statement of the nationalities, ages, and gender of such children;
(D) a description of the procedures used to effect the removal of such children from the United States;
(E) a description of steps taken to ensure that such children were safely and humanely repatriated to their country of origin; and
(F) any information gathered in assessments of country and local conditions pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
SEC. X15. ESTABLISHING THE AGE OF AN UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD.
(a) Procedures.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--The Director, in consultation with the Secretary, shall develop procedures to make a prompt determination of the age of an alien, which procedures shall be used--
(A) by the Secretary, with respect to aliens in the custody of the Department;
(B) by the Director, with respect to aliens in the custody of the Office; and
(C) by the Attorney General, with respect to aliens in the custody of the Department of Justice.
(2) EVIDENCE.--The procedures developed under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) permit the presentation of multiple forms of evidence, including testimony of the alien, to determine the age of the unaccompanied alien for purposes of placement, custody, parole, and detention; and
(B) allow the appeal of a determination to an immigration judge.
(b) Prohibition on Sole Means of Determining Age.--Radiographs or the attestation of an alien may not be used as the sole means of determining age for the purposes of determining an alien's eligibility for treatment under this title or section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279).
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to place the burden of proof in determining the age of an alien on the Government.
SEC. X16. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This subtitle shall take effect on the date which is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Subtitle B--Access by Unaccompanied Alien Children to Child Advocates and Counsel
SEC. X21. CHILD ADVOCATES.
(a) Establishment of Child Advocate Program.--
(1) APPOINTMENT.--The Director may appoint a child advocate, who meets the qualifications described in paragraph (2), for an unaccompanied alien child. The Director is encouraged, if practicable, to contract with a voluntary agency for the selection of an individual to be appointed as a child advocate under this paragraph.
(2) QUALIFICATIONS OF CHILD ADVOCATE.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--A person may not serve as a child advocate unless such person--
(i) is a child welfare professional or other individual who has received training in child welfare matters;
(ii) possesses special training on the nature of problems encountered by unaccompanied alien children; and
(iii) is not an employee of the Department, the Department of Justice, or the Department of Health and Human Services.
(B) INDEPENDENCE OF CHILD ADVOCATE.--
(i) INDEPENDENCE FROM AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT.--The child advocate shall act independently of any agency of government in making and reporting findings or making recommendations with respect to the best interests of the child. No agency shall terminate, reprimand, de-fund, intimidate, or retaliate against any person or entity appointed under paragraph (1) because of the findings and recommendations made by such person relating to any child.
(ii) PROHIBITION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.--No person shall serve as a child advocate for a child if such person is providing legal services to such child.
(3) DUTIES.--The child advocate of a child shall--
(A) conduct interviews with the child in a manner that is appropriate, taking into account the child's age;
(B) investigate the facts and circumstances relevant to the child's presence in the United States, including facts and circumstances--
(i) arising in the country of the child's nationality or last habitual residence; and
(ii) arising subsequent to the child's departure from such country;
(C) work with counsel to identify the child's eligibility for relief from removal or voluntary departure by sharing with counsel relevant information collected under subparagraph (B);
(D) develop recommendations on issues relative to the child's custody, detention, release, and repatriation;
(E) take reasonable steps to ensure that--
(i) the best interests of the child are promoted while the child participates in, or is subject to, proceedings or matters under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.);
(ii) the child understands the nature of the legal proceedings or matters and determinations made by the court, and that all information is conveyed to the child in an age-appropriate manner;
(F) report factual findings and recommendations consistent with the child's best interests relating to the custody, detention, and release of the child during the pendency of the proceedings or matters, to the Director and the child's counsel;
(G) in any proceeding involving an alien child in which a complaint has been filed with any appropriate disciplinary authority against an attorney or representative for criminal, unethical, or unprofessional conduct in connection with the representation of the alien child, provide the immigration judge with written recommendations or testimony on any information the child advocate may have regarding the conduct of the attorney; and
(H) in any proceeding involving an alien child in which the safety of the child upon repatriation is at issue, and after the immigration judge has considered and denied all applications for relief other than voluntary departure, provide the immigration judge with written recommendations or testimony on any information the child advocate may have regarding the child's safety upon repatriation.
(4) TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT.--The child advocate shall carry out the duties described in paragraph (3) until the earliest of the date on which--
(A) those duties are completed;
(B) the child departs from the United States;
(C) the child is granted permanent resident status in the United States;
(D) the child reaches 18 years of age; or
(E) the child is placed in the custody of a parent or legal guardian.
(5) POWERS.--The child advocate--
(A) shall have reasonable access to the child, including access while such child is being held in detention or in the care of a foster family;
(B) shall be permitted to review all records and information relating to such proceedings that are not deemed privileged or classified;
(C) may seek independent evaluations of the child;
(D) shall be notified in advance of all hearings or interviews involving the child that are held in connection with proceedings or matters under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), and shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be present at such hearings or interviews;
(E) shall be permitted to accompany and consult with the child during any hearing or interview involving such child; and
(F) shall be provided at least 24 hours advance notice of a transfer of that child to a different placement, absent compelling and unusual circumstances warranting the transfer of such child before such notification.
(b) Training.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--The Director shall provide professional training for all persons serving as child advocates under this section.
(2) TRAINING TOPICS.--The training provided under paragraph (1) shall include training in--
(A) the circumstances and conditions faced by unaccompanied alien children; and
(B) various immigration benefits for which such alien child might be eligible.
(c) Pilot Program.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish and begin to carry out a pilot program to test the implementation of subsection (a). Any pilot program existing before the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed insufficient to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.
(2) PURPOSE.--The purpose of the pilot program established pursuant to paragraph (1) is to--
(A) study and assess the benefits of providing child advocates to assist unaccompanied alien children involved in immigration proceedings or matters;
(B) assess the most efficient and cost-effective means of implementing the child advocate provisions under this section; and
(C) assess the feasibility of implementing such provisions on a nationwide basis for all unaccompanied alien children in the care of the Office.
(3) SCOPE OF PROGRAM.--
(A) SELECTION OF SITE.--The Director shall select 3 sites at which to operate the pilot program established under paragraph (1).
(B) NUMBER OF CHILDREN.--Each site selected under subparagraph (A) should have not less than 25 children held in immigration custody at any given time, to the greatest extent possible.
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first pilot program site is established under paragraph (1), the Director shall submit a report on the achievement of the purposes described in paragraph (2) to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
SEC. X22. COUNSEL.
(a) Access to Counsel.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--The Director shall ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, that all unaccompanied alien children in the custody of the Office or the Department, who are not described in section X11(a)(2), have competent counsel to represent them in immigration proceedings or matters.
(2) PRO BONO REPRESENTATION.--To the greatest extent practicable, the Director shall--
(A) make every effort to utilize the services of competent pro bono counsel who agree to provide representation to such children without charge; and
(B) ensure that placements made under subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) of section X12(a)(1) are in cities in which there is a demonstrated capacity for competent pro bono representation.
(3) DEVELOPMENT OF NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS.--The Director shall develop the necessary mechanisms to identify and recruit entities that are available to provide legal assistance and representation under this subsection.
(4) CONTRACTING AND GRANT MAKING AUTHORITY.--
(A) IN GENERAL.--The Director shall enter into contracts with, or award grants to, nonprofit agencies with relevant expertise in the delivery of immigration-related legal services to children in order to carry out the responsibilities of this title, including providing legal orientation, screening cases for referral, recruiting, training, and overseeing pro bono attorneys.
(B) SUBCONTRACTING.--Nonprofit agencies may enter into subcontracts with, or award grants to, private voluntary agencies with relevant expertise in the delivery of immigration-related legal services to children in order to carry out this subsection.
(C) CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.--In awarding grants and entering into contracts with agencies under this paragraph, the Director shall take into consideration the capacity of the agencies in question to properly administer the services covered by such grants or contracts without an undue conflict of interest.
(5) MODEL GUIDELINES ON LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF CHILDREN.--
(A) DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES.--The Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review of the Department of Justice, in consultation with voluntary agencies and national experts, shall develop model guidelines for the legal representation of alien children in immigration proceedings. Such guidelines shall be based on the children's asylum guidelines, the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct, and other relevant domestic or international sources.
(B) PURPOSE OF GUIDELINES.--The guidelines developed under subparagraph (A) shall be designed to help protect each child from any individual suspected of involvement in any criminal, harmful, or exploitative activity associated with the smuggling or trafficking of children, while ensuring the fairness of the removal proceeding in which the child is involved.
(C) IMPLEMENTATION.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review shall--
(i) adopt the guidelines developed under subparagraph (A); and
(ii) submit the guidelines for adoption by national, State, and local bar associations.
(b) Duties.--Counsel under this section shall--
(1) represent the unaccompanied alien child in all proceedings and matters relating to the immigration status of the child or other actions involving the Department;
(2) appear in person for all individual merits hearings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review and interviews involving the Department; and
(3) owe the same duties of undivided loyalty, confidentiality, and competent representation to the child as is due to an adult client.
(c) Access to Child.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Counsel under this section shall have reasonable access to the unaccompanied alien child, including access while the child is--
(A) held in detention;
(B) in the care of a foster family; or
(C) in any other setting that has been determined by the Office.
(2) RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERS.--Absent compelling and unusual circumstances, a child who is represented by counsel may not be transferred from the child's placement to another placement unless advance notice of at least 24 hours is made to counsel of such transfer.
(d) Notice to Counsel During Immigration Proceedings.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Except when otherwise required in an emergency situation involving the physical safety of the child, counsel shall be given prompt and adequate notice of all immigration matters affecting or involving an unaccompanied alien child, including adjudications, proceedings, and processing, before such actions are taken.
(2) OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL.--An unaccompanied alien child in the custody of the Office may not give consent to any immigration action, including consenting to voluntary departure, unless first afforded an opportunity to consult with counsel.
(e) Access to Recommendations of Child Advocate.--Counsel shall be given an opportunity to review the recommendations of the child advocate affecting or involving a client who is an unaccompanied alien child.
(f) Counsel for Unaccompanied Alien Children.--Nothing in this title may be construed to require the Government of the United States to pay for counsel to any unaccompanied alien child.
SEC. X23. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.
(a) Effective Date.--This subtitle shall take effect on the date which is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Applicability.--The provisions of this subtitle shall apply to all unaccompanied alien children in Federal custody before, on, or after the effective date of this subtitle.
Subtitle C--Strengthening Policies for Permanent Protection of Alien Children
SEC. X31. SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE CLASSIFICATION.
(a) J Classification.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--Section 101(a)(27)(J) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)) is amended to read as follows:
``(J) an immigrant, who is 18 years of age or younger on the date of application for classification as a special immigrant and present in the United States--
``(i) who, by a court order supported by written findings of fact, which shall be binding on the Secretary of Homeland Security for purposes of adjudications under this subparagraph--
``(I) was declared dependent on a juvenile court located in the United States or has been legally committed to, or placed under the custody of, a department or agency of a State, or an individual or entity appointed by a State or juvenile court located in the United States; and
``(II) should not be reunified with his or her parents due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or a similar basis found under State law;
``(ii) for whom it has been determined by written findings of fact in administrative or judicial proceedings that it would not be in the alien's best interest to be returned to the alien's or parent's previous country of nationality or country of last habitual residence; and
``(iii) with respect to a child in Federal custody, for whom the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services has certified to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that the classification of an alien as a special immigrant under this subparagraph has not been made solely to provide an immigration benefit to that alien.''.
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.--Nothing in section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by paragraph (1), shall be construed to grant, to any natural parent or prior adoptive parent of any alien provided special immigrant status under such subparagraph, by virtue of such parentage, any right, privilege, or status under such Act.
(b) Adjustment of Status.--Section 245(h)(2)(A) (8 U.S.C. 1255(h)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
``(A) paragraphs (4), (5)(A), (6)(A), (7)(A), 9(B), and 9(C)(i)(I) of section 212(a) shall not apply; and''.
(c) Eligibility for Assistance.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--A child who has been certified under section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by subsection (a)(1), and who was in the custody of the Office at the time a dependency order was granted for such child, shall be eligible for placement and services under section 412(d) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)) until the earlier of--
(A) the date on which the child reaches the age designated in section 412(d)(2)(B) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(d)(2)(B)); or
(B) the date on which the child is placed in a permanent adoptive home.
(2) STATE REIMBURSEMENT.--If foster care funds are expended on behalf of a child who is not described in paragraph (1) and has been granted relief under section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Federal Government shall reimburse the State in which the child resides for such expenditures by the State.
(d) Transition Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child described in section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by subsection (a)(1), may not be denied such special immigrant juvenile classification after the date of the enactment of this Act based on age if the child--
(1) filed an application for special immigrant juvenile classification before the date of the enactment of this Act and was 21 years of age or younger on the date such application was filed; or
(2) was younger than 21 years of age on the date on which the child applied for classification as a special immigrant juvenile and can demonstrate exceptional circumstances warranting relief.
(e) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate rules to carry out this section.
(f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to all aliens who were in the United States before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. X32. TRAINING FOR OFFICIALS AND CERTAIN PRIVATE PARTIES WHO COME INTO CONTACT WITH UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.
(a) Training of State and Local Officials and Certain Private Parties.--
(1) IN GENERAL.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting jointly with the Secretary, shall provide appropriate training materials, and upon request, direct training, to State and county officials, child welfare specialists, teachers, public counsel, and juvenile judges who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children.
(2) CURRICULUM.--The training required under paragraph (1) shall include education on the processes pertaining to unaccompanied alien children with pending immigration status and on the forms of relief potentially available. The Director shall establish a core curriculum that can be incorporated into education, training, or orientation modules or formats that are currently used by these professionals.
(3) VIDEO CONFERENCING.--Direct training requested under paragraph (1) may be conducted through video conferencing.
(b) Training of Department Personnel.--The Secretary, acting jointly with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall provide specialized training to all personnel of the Department who come into contact with unaccompanied alien children. Training for agents of the Border Patrol and immigration inspectors shall include specific training on identifying--
(1) children at the international borders of the United States or at United States ports of entry who have been victimized by smugglers or traffickers; and
(2) children for whom asylum or special immigrant relief may be appropriate, including children described in section X11(a)(2)(A).
SEC. X33. REPORT.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that contains, for the most recently concluded fiscal year--
(1) data related to the implementation of section 462 of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 279);
(2) data regarding the care and placement of children under this title;
(3) data regarding the provision of child advocate and counsel services under this title; and
(4) any other information that the Director or the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines to be appropriate.
Subtitle D--Children Refugee and Asylum Seekers
SEC. X41. GUIDELINES FOR CHILDREN'S ASYLUM CLAIMS.
(a) Sense of Congress.--Congress--
(1) commends the former Immigration and Naturalization Service for its ``Guidelines for Children's Asylum Claims'', issued in December 1998;
(2) encourages and supports the Department to implement such guidelines to facilitate the handling of children's affirmative asylum claims;
(3) commends the Executive Office for Immigration Review of the Department of Justice for its ``Guidelines for Immigration Court Cases Involving Unaccompanied Alien Children'', issued in September 2004;
(4) encourages and supports the continued implementation of such guidelines by the Executive Office for Immigration Review in its handling of children's asylum claims before immigration judges; and
(5) understands that the guidelines described in paragraph (3)--
(A) do not specifically address the issue of asylum claims; and
(B) address the broader issue of unaccompanied alien children.
(b) Training.--
(1) IMMIGRATION OFFICERS.--The Secretary shall provide periodic comprehensive training under the ``Guidelines for Children's Asylum Claims'' to asylum officers and immigration officers who have contact with children in order to familiarize and sensitize such officers to the needs of children asylum seekers.
(2) IMMIGRATION JUDGES.--The Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review shall--
(A) provide periodic comprehensive training under the ``Guidelines for Immigration Court Cases Involving Unaccompanied Alien Children'' and the ``Guidelines for Children's Asylum Claims'' to immigration judges and members of the Board of Immigration Appeals; and
(B) redistribute the ``Guidelines for Children's Asylum Claims'' to all immigration courts as part of its training of immigration judges.
(3) USE OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.--Voluntary agencies shall be allowed to assist in the training described in this subsection.
(c) Statistics and Reporting.--
(1) STATISTICS.--
(A) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.--The Attorney General shall compile and maintain statistics on the number of cases in immigration court involving unaccompanied alien children, which shall include, with respect to each such child, information about--
(i) the age;
(ii) the gender;
(iii) the country of nationality;
(iv) representation by counsel;
(v) the relief sought; and
(vi) the outcome of such cases.
(B) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.--The Secretary shall compile and maintain statistics on the instances of unaccompanied alien children in the custody of the Department, which shall include, with respect to each such child, information about--
(i) the age;
(ii) the gender;
(iii) the country of nationality; and
(iv) the length of detention.
(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually, thereafter, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and any other necessary government official, shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary House of Representatives on the number of alien children in Federal custody during the most recently concluded fiscal year.
Information contained in the report, with respect to such children, shall be categorized by--
(A) age;
(B) gender;
(C) country of nationality;
(D) length of time in custody;
(E) the department or agency with custody; and
(F) treatment as an unaccompanied alien child.
SEC. X42. UNACCOMPANIED REFUGEE CHILDREN.
(a) Identifying Unaccompanied Refugee Children.--Section 207(e) (8 U.S.C. 1157(e)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) An analysis of the worldwide situation faced by unaccompanied refugee children, categorized by region, which shall include an assessment of--
``(A) the number of unaccompanied refugee children;
``(B) the capacity of the Department of State to identify such refugees;
``(C) the capacity of the international community to care for and protect such refugees;
``(D) the capacity of the voluntary agency community to resettle such refugees in the United States;
``(E) the degree to which the United States plans to resettle such refugees in the United States in the following fiscal year; and
``(F) the fate that will befall such unaccompanied refugee children for whom resettlement in the United States is not possible.''.
(b) Training on the Needs of Unaccompanied Refugee Children.--Section 207(f)(2) (8 U.S.C. 1157(f)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' after ``countries,''; and
(2) by inserting ``, and instruction on the needs of unaccompanied refugee children'' before the period at the end.
SEC. X43. EXCEPTIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN IN ASYLUM AND REFUGEE-LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES.
(a) Placement in Removal Proceedings.--Any unaccompanied alien child apprehended by the Department, except for an unaccompanied alien child subject to exceptions under paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of section X11(a), shall be placed in removal proceedings under section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a).
(b) Exception From Time Limit for Filing Asylum Application.--Section 208 (8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following:
``(E) APPLICABILITY.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply to an unaccompanied alien child.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end the following:
``(C) INITIAL JURISDICTION.--United States Citizenship and Immigration Services shall have initial jurisdiction over any asylum application filed by an unaccompanied alien child.''.
Subtitle E--Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002
SEC. X51. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND POWERS OF THE OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT WITH RESPECT TO UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.
(a) Additional Responsibilities of the Director.--Section 462(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (K), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, including regular follow-up visits to such facilities, placements, and other entities, to assess the continued suitability of such placements; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(M) ensuring minimum standards of care for all unaccompanied alien children--
``(i) for whom detention is necessary; and
``(ii) who reside in settings that are alternative to detention.''.
(b) Additional Authority of the Director.--Section 462(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) AUTHORITY.--In carrying out the duties under paragraph (3), the Director may--
``(A) contract with service providers to perform the services described in sections X12,
X13,
X21, and
X22 of the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007; and
``(B) compel compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in section X13 of such Act, by--
``(i) declaring providers to be in breach and seek damages for noncompliance;
``(ii) terminating the contracts of providers that are not in compliance with such conditions; or
``(iii) reassigning any unaccompanied alien child to a similar facility that is in compliance with such section.''.
SEC. X52. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
Section 462(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(b)), as amended by section X51, is further amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (1)(G)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.--Nothing in paragraph (2)(B) may be construed to require that a bond be posted for unaccompanied alien children who are released to a qualified sponsor.''.
SEC. X53. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect as if included in the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.).
Subtitle F--Prison Sexual Abuse Prevention
SEC. X61. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Prison Sexual Abuse Prevention Act of 2007''.
SEC. X62. SEXUAL ABUSE.
Sections 2241, 2242, 2243, and 2244 of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by striking ``the Attorney General'' each place that term appears and inserting ``the head of any Federal department or agency''.
Subtitle G--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. X71. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Health and Human Services, such sums as may be necessary to carry out--
(1) the provisions of section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279); and
(2) the provisions of this title.
(b) Availability of Funds.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on May 21, 2007.)
S. Amdt. 1148 McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] May 21, 2007 Offered on May 21, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1149 McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] May 21, 2007 Offered on May 21, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1150 Kennedy, Edward [D-MA] May 21, 2007 Offered on May 21, 2007. In the nature of a substitute.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1151 Inhofe, James [R-OK] May 22, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.
S. Amdt. 1152 Baucus, Max [D-MT] May 22, 2007 Offered on May 22, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1153 Dorgan, Byron [D-ND] May 22, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on May 22, 2007. To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program.
S. Amdt. 1154 Collins, Susan [R-ME] May 22, 2007 Offered on May 22, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1155 Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] May 22, 2007 Offered on May 22, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1156 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] May 22, 2007 Offered on May 22, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1157 Vitter, David [R-LA] May 22, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on May 24, 2007. To strike title VI (related to Nonimmigrants in the United States Previously in Unlawful Status).
select this vote S. Amdt. 1158 Coleman, Norm [R-MN] May 22, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on May 24, 2007. To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status.
S. Amdt. 1159 Coleman, Norm [R-MN] May 22, 2007 Offered on May 22, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1160 Brownback, Samuel [R-KS] May 22, 2007 Offered on May 22, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1161 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] May 22, 2007 Offered on May 22, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1162 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] May 22, 2007 Offered on May 22, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1163 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] May 22, 2007 Passed by voice vote on June 4, 2007. To establish an award to recognize companies for extraordinary efforts in English literacy and civics.
S. Amdt. 1164 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] May 22, 2007 Offered on May 22, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1165 Leahy, Patrick [D-VT] May 22, 2007 Passed by voice vote on May 23, 2007. To clarify rules applicable to aliens employed as dairy workers.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1166 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] May 23, 2007 Passed by voice vote on June 4, 2007. To clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1167 Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] May 23, 2007 Passed by voice vote on June 4, 2007. To authorize the Attorney General to carry out a program, known as the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative, to provide funds to northern border States to reimburse county and municipal governments for costs associated with certain criminal activities, and for other purposes.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1168 Hutchison, Kay [R-TX] May 23, 2007 Passed by voice vote on May 23, 2007. To provide local officials and the Secretary of Homeland Security greater involvement in decisions regarding the location of border fencing.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1169 Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] May 23, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on May 23, 2007. To reduce to 200,000 the number of certain non-immigrants permitted to be admitted during a fiscal year.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1170 McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.
S. Amdt. 1171 Hutchison, Kay [R-TX] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1172 Gregg, Judd [R-NH] May 23, 2007 Passed by voice vote on May 23, 2007. To ensure control of our Nation's borders and strengthen enforcement of our immigration laws.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1173 Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] May 23, 2007 Passed by voice vote on May 23, 2007. To provide for minimum sentences for aliens who renter the United States after removal.
S. Amdt. 1174 Thune, John [R-SD] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1175 Thune, John [R-SD] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1176 Feingold, Russell [D-WI] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.
S. Amdt. 1177 Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1178 Kerry, John [D-MA] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1179 Lautenberg, Frank [D-NJ] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1180 Hagel, Charles [R-NE] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1181 Dorgan, Byron [D-ND] May 23, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on May 24, 2007. To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-year period.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1182 Thomas, Craig [R-WY] May 23, 2007 Passed by voice vote on June 6, 2007. To authorize the Secretary to establish new units of Customs Patrol Officers.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1183 Clinton, Hillary [D-NY] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. To reclassify the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents as immediate relatives.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1184 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 23, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To establish a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other criminals.
S. Amdt. 1185 Obama, Barack [D-IL] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1186 Akaka, Daniel [D-HI] May 23, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on May 24, 2007. To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.
S. Amdt. 1187 Allard, Wayne [R-CO] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1188 Allard, Wayne [R-CO] May 23, 2007 Offered on May 23, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1189 Allard, Wayne [R-CO] May 23, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on June 5, 2007. To eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the merit-based evaluation system for visas.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1190 McCain, John [R-AZ] May 24, 2007 Passed by voice vote on May 24, 2007. To require undocumented immigrants receiving legal status to pay owed back taxes.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1191 Lieberman, Joseph [I-CT] May 24, 2007 Passed by voice vote on June 6, 2007. To provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures and to improve conditions of detention.
S. Amdt. 1192 Hutchison, Kay [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1194 Menéndez, Robert [D-NJ] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. To modify the deadline for the family backlog reduction.
S. Amdt. 1195 Ensign, John [R-NV] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1196 DeMint, Jim [R-SC] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1197 DeMint, Jim [R-SC] May 24, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To require health care coverage for holders of Z nonimmigrant visas.
S. Amdt. 1198 Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1199 Dodd, Christopher [D-CT] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. To increase the number of green cards for parents of United States citizens, to extend the duration of the new parent visitor visa, and to make penalties imposed on individuals who overstay such visas applicable only to such individuals.
S. Amdt. 1200 Gregg, Judd [R-NH] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1201 Allard, Wayne [R-CO] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1202 Obama, Barack [D-IL] May 24, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To provide a date on which the authority of the section relating to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated.
S. Amdt. 1203 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1204 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1205 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1206 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1207 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1208 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1209 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1210 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1211 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1212 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1213 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1214 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1215 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1216 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1217 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1218 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1219 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1220 Gregg, Judd [R-NH] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1221 Cardin, Benjamin [D-MD] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1222 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1223 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] May 24, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on May 24, 2007. To establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program.
S. Amdt. 1224 Coburn, Thomas [R-OK] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1225 Levin, Carl [D-MI] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1226 Levin, Carl [D-MI] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1227 Levin, Carl [D-MI] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1228 Levin, Carl [D-MI] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1229 Sununu, John [R-NH] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1230 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1231 Durbin, Richard [D-IL] May 24, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on June 5, 2007. To ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers.
S. Amdt. 1232 Hutchison, Kay [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1233 Hutchison, Kay [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1234 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] May 24, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the Congressional Research Service, the largest anti-poverty entitlement program of the Federal Government, from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status.
S. Amdt. 1235 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. To save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the Congressional Research Service , the largest anti-poverty entitlement program of the Federal Government, from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status.
S. Amdt. 1236 Baucus, Max [D-MT] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1237 Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1238 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Passed by voice vote on June 4, 2007. To increase the authorization of appropriations for the Border Relief Grant Program.
S. Amdt. 1239 Ensign, John [R-NV] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1240 Cochran, Thad [R-MS] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1241 Cochran, Thad [R-MS] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1242 Lieberman, Joseph [I-CT] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1243 Obama, Barack [D-IL] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1244 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1245 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1246 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1247 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1248 Ensign, John [R-NV] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1249 Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1250 Cornyn, John [R-TX] May 24, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To address documentation of employment and to make an amendment with respect to mandatory disclosure of information.
S. Amdt. 1251 Conrad, Kent [D-ND] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1252 Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1253 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1254 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] May 24, 2007 Offered on May 24, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1255 Bond, Christopher [R-MO] May 25, 2007 Offered on May 25, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1257 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1258 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1259 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1260 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1261 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1262 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1263 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1264 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1265 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1266 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1267 Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] June 4, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To remove the requirement that Y-1 nonimmigrant visa holders leave the United States before they are able to renew their visa.
S. Amdt. 1268 Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1269 Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1270 Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1271 Conrad, Kent [D-ND] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1272 Schumer, Charles [D-NY] June 4, 2007 Passed by voice vote on June 6, 2007. To improve security by providing for the establishment of B-1 visitor visa decisionmaking guidelines and a tracking system.
S. Amdt. 1273 Schumer, Charles [D-NY] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1274 Schumer, Charles [D-NY] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1275 Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1276 Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1277 Kennedy, Edward [D-MA] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1278 Kohl, Herbert [D-WI] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1279 Reid, Harry [D-NV] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1280 Leahy, Patrick [D-VT] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1281 McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] June 4, 2007 Offered on June 4, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1282 Isakson, John [R-GA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1283 Durbin, Richard [D-IL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1284 Durbin, Richard [D-IL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1285 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1286 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1287 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1288 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1289 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1290 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1291 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1292 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1293 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1294 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1295 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1296 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1297 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1298 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1299 Snowe, Olympia [R-ME] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1300 Kerry, John [D-MA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1301 Hutchison, Kay [R-TX] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1302 Hutchison, Kay [R-TX] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1303 Nelson, Bill [D-FL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1304 Nelson, Bill [D-FL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1305 Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1306 Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1307 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1308 Bayh, Evan [D-IN] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1309 Durbin, Richard [D-IL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1310 Durbin, Richard [D-IL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1311 Coburn, Thomas [R-OK] June 5, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on June 7, 2007. To require the enforcement of existing border security and immigration laws and Congressional approval before amnesty can be granted.
S. Amdt. 1312 Biden, Joseph [D-DE] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1313 Webb, Jim [D-VA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1314 Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1315 Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1316 Dorgan, Byron [D-ND] June 5, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-yer period.
S. Amdt. 1317 Menéndez, Robert [D-NJ] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1318 Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1319 Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1320 Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1321 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1322 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1323 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1324 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1325 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1326 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1327 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1328 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1329 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1330 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1331 Reid, Harry [D-NV] June 5, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To clarify the application of the earned income tax credit.
S. Amdt. 1332 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] June 5, 2007 Offered on June 5, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1333 Kennedy, Edward [D-MA] June 5, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To increase the immigration-related penalties associated with various criminal activities.
S. Amdt. 1334 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1335 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1336 Collins, Susan [R-ME] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1337 Cornyn, John [R-TX] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1338 Vitter, David [R-LA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1339 Vitter, David [R-LA] June 6, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To require that the U.S. VISIT system- the biometric border check-in/check-out system first required by Congress in 1996 that is already well past its already postponed 2005 implementation due date- be finished as part of the enforcement trigger.
S. Amdt. 1340 Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1341 Levin, Carl [D-MI] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1342 Levin, Carl [D-MI] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1343 Levin, Carl [D-MI] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1344 Byrd, Robert [D-WV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1345 Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1346 Martinez, Mel [R-FL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1347 Hatch, Orrin [R-UT] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1348 Voinovich, George [R-OH] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1349 Voinovich, George [R-OH] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1350 Specter, Arlen [D-PA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1351 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1352 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1353 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1354 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1355 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1356 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1357 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1358 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1359 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1360 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1361 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1362 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1363 Stevens, Ted [R-AK] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1364 Stevens, Ted [R-AK] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1365 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1366 Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1367 Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1368 Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1369 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1370 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1371 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1372 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1373 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1374 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 6, 2007 Failed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To improve the criteria and weights of the merit-based evaluation system.
S. Amdt. 1375 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1376 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1377 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1378 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1379 Craig, Larry [R-ID] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1380 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1381 Nelson, Bill [D-FL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1382 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1383 Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1384 Salazar, Ken [D-CO] June 6, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To preserve and enhance the role of the English language.
S. Amdt. 1385 Reed, John [D-RI] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1386 Leahy, Patrick [D-VT] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1387 Reid, Harry [D-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1388 Reid, Harry [D-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1389 Reid, Harry [D-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1390 Reid, Harry [D-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1391 Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1392 Menéndez, Robert [D-NJ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1393 Conrad, Kent [D-ND] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1394 Conrad, Kent [D-ND] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1395 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1396 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1397 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1398 Vitter, David [R-LA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1399 Cornyn, John [R-TX] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1400 Cornyn, John [R-TX] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1401 Coleman, Norm [R-MN] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1402 Coleman, Norm [R-MN] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1403 Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1404 Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1405 Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1406 Durbin, Richard [D-IL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1407 Durbin, Richard [D-IL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1408 Bayh, Evan [D-IN] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1409 Schumer, Charles [D-NY] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1410 Feingold, Russell [D-WI] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1411 Feingold, Russell [D-WI] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1412 Feingold, Russell [D-WI] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1413 Kennedy, Edward [D-MA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1414 Lincoln, Blanche [D-AR] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1415 Hutchison, Kay [R-TX] June 6, 2007 Passed by voice vote on June 6, 2007. To prohibit obtaining Social Security benefits based on earnings obtained during any period without work authorization
S. Amdt. 1416 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1417 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1418 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1419 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1420 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1421 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1422 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1423 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1424 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1425 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1426 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1427 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1428 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1429 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1430 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1431 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1432 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1433 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1434 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1435 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1436 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1437 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1438 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1439 Sessions, Jefferson [R-AL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1440 Hutchison, Kay [R-TX] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1441 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1442 Menéndez, Robert [D-NJ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1443 Levin, Carl [D-MI] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1444 Obama, Barack [D-IL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1445 Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1446 Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1447 Grassley, Charles [R-IA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1448 Coleman, Norm [R-MN] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1449 Brownback, Samuel [R-KS] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1450 Cornyn, John [R-TX] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1451 Cornyn, John [R-TX] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1452 Lieberman, Joseph [I-CT] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1453 Lieberman, Joseph [I-CT] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1454 Lieberman, Joseph [I-CT] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1455 Lautenberg, Frank [D-NJ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1456 Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1457 Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1458 Webb, Jim [D-VA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1459 Webb, Jim [D-VA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
select this vote S. Amdt. 1460 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Passed by roll call vote on June 6, 2007. To modify the allocation of visas with respect to the backlog of family-based visa petitions.
S. Amdt. 1461 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1462 Martinez, Mel [R-FL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1463 Martinez, Mel [R-FL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1464 Martinez, Mel [R-FL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1465 Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1466 Biden, Joseph [D-DE] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1467 Schumer, Charles [D-NY] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1468 McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1469 Clinton, Hillary [D-NY] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1470 Levin, Carl [D-MI] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1471 Durbin, Richard [D-IL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1472 Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1473 Coleman, Norm [R-MN] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1474 Reid, Harry [D-NV] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1475 Durbin, Richard [D-IL] June 6, 2007 Offered on June 6, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1476 Conrad, Kent [D-ND] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1477 Hatch, Orrin [R-UT] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1478 Lieberman, Joseph [I-CT] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1479 Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1480 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1481 Baucus, Max [D-MT] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1482 Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1483 Levin, Carl [D-MI] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1484 Cornyn, John [R-TX] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1485 Levin, Carl [D-MI] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1486 Levin, Carl [D-MI] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1487 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1488 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1489 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1490 Ensign, John [R-NV] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1492 Reid, Harry [D-NV] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. To require the use of objective criteria to determine which undocumented persons have sufficient community ties to be awarded a Z visa and remain in the United States lawfully.
S. Amdt. 1493 Reid, Harry [D-NV] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. To require employers seeking to hire aliens to certify that they have not, and do not intend to, provide a notice of a mass layoff.
S. Amdt. 1494 Domenici, Pete [R-NM] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1495 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1496 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1497 Kennedy, Edward [D-MA] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1498 Kennedy, Edward [D-MA] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1499 Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] June 7, 2007 Offered on June 7, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 1507 Baucus, Max [D-MT] June 12, 2007 Offered on June 12, 2007. Amendment information not available.
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