S.Amdt. 4317
What it does: Adds SEC. __. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES RELATED TO UNDOCUMENTED CRIMINAL ALIENS at the end of title III
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)What it changes
1 change to S.Con.Res. 70 · shown in the resolution's text
Adds SEC. __. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES RELATED TO UNDOCUMENTED CRIMINAL ALIENS at the end of title III
Adds a sectionIn S.Con.Res. 70 · Placed on Calendar Senate
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that would authorize salary adjustments for justices and judges of the United States or increase the number of Federal judgeships, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
Inserted: SEC. __. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES RELATED TO UNDOCUMENTED CRIMINAL ALIENS.
Inserted: The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that--
Inserted: (1) provides for increased Federal, State, and local detention and prosecution of undocumented criminal aliens who are apprehended in the United States;
Inserted: (2) provides for technology upgrades and new systems needed for effective 2-way secure communication between State and local law enforcement agencies and Federal law enforcement agencies that handle immigration matters;
Inserted: (3) creates real-time information sharing between Federal, State, and local governments and law enforcement agencies who detect, apprehend, and remove undocumented criminal aliens, alien absconders, and visa overstays from the United States;
Inserted: (4) strengthens cooperation between Federal, State, and local law enforcement entities through enforcement initiatives that train, equip, and support border law enforcement officers and that fund costs associated with such activities at every level; and
Inserted: (5) increases border-region personnel, including Federal prosecutors and judges, who handle criminal alien immigration cases and assist in the prosecution and removal of such aliens from the United States; by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
Original wording
At the end of title III, insert the following:
Read automatically from the Congressional Record. Check the original before relying on it.
As printed
SA 4317. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title III, insert the following:
SEC. __. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES RELATED TO UNDOCUMENTED CRIMINAL ALIENS.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget may revise the aggregates, allocations, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, motions, or conference reports that--
(1) provides for increased Federal, State, and local detention and prosecution of undocumented criminal aliens who are apprehended in the United States;
(2) provides for technology upgrades and new systems needed for effective 2-way secure communication between State and local law enforcement agencies and Federal law enforcement agencies that handle immigration matters;
(3) creates real-time information sharing between Federal, State, and local governments and law enforcement agencies who detect, apprehend, and remove undocumented criminal aliens, alien absconders, and visa overstays from the United States;
(4) strengthens cooperation between Federal, State, and local law enforcement entities through enforcement initiatives that train, equip, and support border law enforcement officers and that fund costs associated with such activities at every level; and
(5) increases border-region personnel, including Federal prosecutors and judges, who handle criminal alien immigration cases and assist in the prosecution and removal of such aliens from the United States; by the amounts provided in that legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over either the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or the period of the total of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
Legislative Activity
Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action
Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2008