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The Border Protection, Anti-terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 was a bill in the 109th United States Congress.It was passed by the United States House of Representatives on December 16, 2005, by a vote of 239 to 182 (with 92% of Republicans supporting, 82% of Democrats opposing), but did not pass the Senate.
Lobbying for the bill in the United States Senate was led by Sen. Bob Menendez, who indicated gathering the necessary 10 Republican votes would be a 'herculean' challenge. [25] Democrats have indicated they are unlikely to take up this bill immediately, instead focusing on advancing piecemeal legislation in the form of the American Dream and ...
The RAISE (Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment) Act is a bill first introduced in the United States Senate in 2017. Co-sponsored by Republican senators Tom Cotton and David Perdue, the bill sought to reduce levels of legal immigration to the United States by 50% by halving the number of green cards issued.
The vote caps a peculiar sequence of events after Senate Republican leaders insisted on a border security agreement last year and signed off on a compromise bill before they k nif ed it. Democrats ...
On Thursday, most Senate Democrats again supported the procedural vote to begin debate on the border bill, but it failed to advance 43-50 after all but one Republican, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of ...
Johnson announced the vote on the separate Israel bill after the Senate reached its immigration deal. The House bill included $17.6 billion in military aid to Israel, “as well as important ...
On June 11, 2013, the Senate voted 84-15 (all 52 Democrats, both Independents, and 30 Republicans voting in the affirmative) to proceed with debate. [20] The Senate considered the bill on the floor on June 12–13, June 17–21, June 24–26, 2013. [18] During this time, it was recommitted to the Senate Judiciary committee twice to make ...
Friday’s procedural vote required 60 votes for the bill to advance, which meant that some Democrats needed to cross the aisle to vote with Republicans, who control only a 53-seat majority. The ...