To restrict the use of Federal funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for the transportation of illegal aliens within the United States.
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 6559, under the order of 12/22/22, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 411.
December 22, 2022
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 6559, under the order of 12/22/22, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 411.
December 22, 2022
Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 6559, under the order of 12/22/22, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 411.
December 22, 2022
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 6559 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Johnson to Amendment SA 6552.
December 22, 2022
Amendment SA 6559 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Johnson to Amendment SA 6552. (consideration: CR S10067-10068) To restrict the use of Federal funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for the transportation of illegal aliens within the United States.
December 22, 2022
Amendment SA 6559, under the order of 12/22/22, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 411.
December 22, 2022
Senate amendment submitted
December 20, 2022
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1 roll call on this amendment
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Submitted
SA 6559. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6552 proposed by Mr. Leahy to the bill H.R. 2617, to amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 757, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following: Sec. 550. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available under this division may be used by the Department of Homeland Security-- (1) to transport aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States; or (2) to award grants or contracts to third parties to provide transportation within the United States to aliens described in paragraph (1). (b) Funds made available under this division may be used by the Department of Homeland Security-- (1) to return any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States to-- (A) such alien's country of origin; (B) Mexico; or (C) the first safe country through which such alien traveled en route to the United States; or (2) to transport any such alien-- (A) to a Federal detention facility; or (B) to a Federal courthouse or other Federal facility for an immigration proceeding. ______