S. 1639: A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes
On the Cloture Motion
Passed 64-35
Senate Revisits Immigration Bill
Legislation to overhaul the nation's immigration laws cleared a key hurdle yesterday when the Senate voted 64 to 35 to take up the measure again after a nearly three-week break. But opponents of the proposal insisted they would scuttle it by week's end.
Senate Revives Immigration Bill But Outlook Still Clouded
The Senate took a significant step today toward advancing a fragile immigration overhaul, agreeing to resume debate on legislation that had fizzled earlier this month.
Debate
Amendments (GovTrack, Thomas)
Decisive Immigration Votes Lined Up
Senate backers of an immigration overhaul kept the bill alive Tuesday, setting up debate and votes likely to determine the fate of the legislation in the 110th Congress.
Amdt. No. 1934 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.
Motion to Table Div. I
Passed 53-45
Motion to Table Div. II
Passed 79-18
Motion to Table Div. III
Passed 57-40
Motion to Table Div. IV
Passed 56-41
Motion to Table Div. VI
Passed 55-40
Motion to Table Div. VII
Failed 45-52
Immigration Measure Appears Imperiled Again
The Senate yesterday turned back a series of amendments from both parties aimed at substantially altering controversial immigration legislation, but the bill shed supporters as it became mired in procedural problems that left backers concerned about its prospects.
On the Cloture Motion
Failed 46-53
Immigration Bill Dies in Senate
The most dramatic overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a generation was crushed yesterday in the Senate, with the forces of the political right and left overwhelming a bipartisan compromise on one of the most difficult issues facing the country.
Immigration Bill Appears Doomed As Cloture Vote Fails in Senate
Comprehensive immigration legislation, President Bush’s top domestic priority this year, suffered a devastating blow in the Senate today that may prove to be the death knell for the bill in the 110th Congress.
Immigration Overhaul Founders
After six weeks of negotiations, parliamentary maneuvering and White House entreaties, the Senate rejected President Bush’s vision of an immigration overhaul, likely killing the legislation until after the 2008 elections.
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