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H.R. 4437: | Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 | 109th Congress 2005-2006 |
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance border security, and for other purposes. OverviewSponsor: | | Text: | Summary
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Full Text | Cost: |
$7
per American over the 2006-2010 period.
| Status: |  | Introduced | Dec 6, 2005 | | Referred to Committee | View Committee Assignments | | Reported by Committee | Dec 8, 2005 | | Amendments (32 proposed) | View Amendments | | Passed House | Dec 16, 2005 |  | Senate Vote | (did not occur) | | Signed by President | (did not occur) |
This bill never became law.
This bill was proposed in a previous session of Congress. Sessions
of Congress last two years, and at the end of each session all
proposed bills and resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books.
Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for debate
under a new number in the next session.
| Last Action: | Jan 27, 2006:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Other Titles: | -- Border Security bill -- SAFE for America Act -- Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2005 -- TAKE AIM Act of 2005 -- Taking Action to Keep Employees Accountable in Immigration Matters Act of 2005 | Related: | See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms
that have been applied to this bill.
Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. | Votes: | Dec 16, 2005:
This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote.
The totals were 239 Ayes, 182 Nays, 13 Present/Not Voting.
Vote Details.
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Aug 21, 2008 2:28 AM - Was this an "amnesty" bill disguised as an anti-illegal immigration bill? -
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NO, it was not an amnesty bill. If anything, the biggest goal of this bill was to deter illegal immigration, not provide amnesty to those already illegal. The provisions of the bill show that a lot of measures against illegal immigrants would take place.... |
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(2005).
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"H.R. 4437--109th Congress: Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005."
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2005.
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