Vote No. 119 (H.R. 3944)

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #63, offered by Representative Torres of California, which prohibits the use of federal funds to deport non-citizen U.S. military veterans unless they have had access to legal counsel and a fair hearing before an immigration judge. It also requires the Department of Homeland Security to report to Congress within 180 days on the number of such veterans in removal proceedings, their case outcomes, and whether they had legal representation. Defeated: 4–7