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Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - 3:00pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
H.R. 6136 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act
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COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-3 on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 953:
Agreed to by record vote of 227-195, after agreeing to the previous questions by record vote of 233-199 on Thursday, June 22, 2018.
MANAGERS: Newhouse/Polis
1. Closed rule for H.R. 6136.
2. Provides one hour of debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
6. Provides one motion to recommit.
Amendments (click headers to sort)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Version 3 | Goodlatte (VA), Newhouse (WA) | Republican | Revised Requires employers to use the E-verify system to check the work eligibility of new hires. The amendment also creates a new agricultural guestworker program to provide farmers with a reliable, legal workforce when they cannot find sufficient U.S. workers. The amendment also includes a returning worker exemption for the H2B program which exempts a worker from the annual H2B cap for a fiscal year if that worker counted against the cap in either of the two previous two fiscal years. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Graves, Garret (LA) | Republican | Provides for the ability of the Secretary of DHS to enter a joint enforcement agreement with state and local law enforcement to perform duties related to port and maritime security. | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Hastings, Alcee (FL) | Democrat | Allows certain long-term TPS holders to apply for Legal Permanent Residency in the United States. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 2 | Issa (CA) | Republican | SUBSTITUTE Revised Revises the definition of "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant" to eliminate the masters or higher degree requirement and raise the annual salary threshold requirement from $60,000 to $100,000. | Submitted |
| 10 | Version 1 | Jackson Lee (TX) | Democrat | Strikes the section of the bill which eliminates the diversity visa program. | Submitted |
| 8 | Version 1 | King, Steve (IA) | Republican | Strikes title I of division B, and sections 2102, 2104, 2105, and 2106 of title II of division B. Adds to the end of the bill "E-Bonding for Immigration Integrity Act of 2018" and "English Language Unity Act of 2017" and additional matters. | Submitted |
| 12 | Version 1 | King, Steve (IA) | Republican | SECOND DEGREE Amends the Goodlatte Amendment to the bill, repealing Title VI, Agricultural Worker Reform, and Title VIII, exempting alien workers who counted against the H-2B cap in the previous 2 years from counting against it in during the current fiscal year. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | McGovern (MA), Velázquez (NY) | Democrat | SUBSTITUTE Provides permanent residency to eligible long-term TPS and DED holders. | Submitted |
| 9 | Version 1 | Moolenaar (MI) | Republican | Grants priority refugee status for Iraqi Christians that face religious persecution. | Submitted |
| 1 | Version 1 | Rokita (IN) | Republican | Amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for a state or local official to knowingly release from custody an individual who is an alien subject to a detainer. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—on a violator. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Roybal-Allard (CA), Torres (CA), Polis (CO) | Democrat | Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable or is in temporary protected status who meet certain criteria. | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Torres (CA) | Democrat | Strikes the bill and replace it with Sen. Feinstein and Rep. Nadler's "Keep Families Together Act" which would keep families together, limit criminal prosecutions for asylum seekers, increase child welfare training, and establish a preference for family unity. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 244
Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to the amendment in the nature of a substitute #2, offered by Rep. McGovern (MA) and Rep. Velázquez (NY), which provides permanent residency to eligible long-term TPS and DED holders. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 245
Motion by Mrs. Torres to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #4, offered by Rep. Torres (CA), which strikes the bill and replace it with Rep. Nadler's "Keep Families Together Act" which would keep families together, limit criminal prosecutions for asylum seekers, increase child welfare training, and establish a preference for family unity. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 246
Motion by Mrs. Torres to make in order and provide the appropriate waivers to amendment #7, offered by Rep. Roybal-Allard (CA) and Rep. Torres (CA) and Rep. Polis (CO), which directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable or is in temporary protected status who meet certain criteria. Defeated: 3–7
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Nay
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
Nay
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 247
Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3
Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Cole
Yea
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Yea
Mr. Newhouse
Yea
Mr. Buck
No Vote
Ms. Cheney
Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
No Vote
Mrs. Torres
Nay