To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)Legislative Activity
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 8, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 24. Record Vote Number: 6.
January 20, 2025
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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 8, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 24. Record Vote Number: 6.
January 20, 2025
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 8, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 24. Record Vote Number: 6.
January 20, 2025
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S250)
January 20, 2025
Amendment SA 8, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 75 - 24. Record Vote Number: 6.
January 20, 2025
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S237)
January 17, 2025
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S197)
January 16, 2025
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S161)
January 15, 2025
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S130)
January 14, 2025
Senate amendment submitted
January 13, 2025
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 8 proposed by Senator Thune for Senator Ernst.
January 13, 2025
Amendment SA 8 proposed by Senator Thune for Senator Ernst. (CR S87) To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
January 13, 2025
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To expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention.
Amendment SA 14 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 25. Record Vote Number: 3. · Sponsored by John Cornyn · Amends S.Amdt. 8
Sponsored by Rand Paul · Amends S.Amdt. 8
Sponsored by Josh Hawley · Amends S.Amdt. 8
Sponsored by Roger Marshall · Amends S.Amdt. 8
Sponsored by Roger Marshall · Amends S.Amdt. 8
Sponsored by Christopher A. Coons · Amends S.Amdt. 8
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SA 8. Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Grassley) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 5, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes; as follows: Beginning on page 2, strike line 15 and all that follows through page 3, line 2, and insert the following: ``(ii) is charged with, is arrested for, is convicted of, admits having committed, or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of any burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting offense, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person,''; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the terms `burglary', `theft', `larceny', `shoplifting', and `serious bodily injury' have the meanings given such terms in the jurisdiction in which the acts occurred. ______