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S. 1348:
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
110th Congress

This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the Senate ("S."). A bill must be passed by both the Senate and House and then be signed by the President before it becomes law.

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See S. 1348 [110th] on THOMAS for the official source of information on this bill or resolution.

A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.

Overview

Sponsor:
Text:
Summary | Full Text
Status:
Occurred: IntroducedMay 9, 2007
Occurred: Reported by CommitteeMay 10, 2007
Occurred: Amendments (351 proposed)View Amendments
Not Yet Occurred: Senate Vote(did not occur)
Not Yet Occurred: House Vote(did not occur)
Not Yet Occurred: 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:
Jun 7, 2007: Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the bill was not invoked [Record Vote Number 204] entered in Senate.
Other Titles:
-- AgJOBS Act of 2007
-- Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007
-- Border Infrastructure and Technology Modernization Act
-- Border Law Enforcement Relief Act of 2007
-- Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007
-- DREAM Act of 2007
-- Fairness in Immigration Litigation Act of 2007
-- Hurricane Katrina Victims Immigration Benefits Preservation Act
-- Immigrant Accountability Act of 2007
-- Initial Entry, Adjustment, and Citizenship Assistance Grant Act of 2007
-- Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act
-- Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007
-- September 11th Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act
-- SKIL Act of 2007
-- State Court Interpreter Grant Program Act
-- Strengthening American Citizenship Act of 2007
-- Widows and Orphans Act of 2007
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:
Jun 7, 2007: This bill failed a cloture motion, preventing consideration of the bill, in the Senate by roll call vote. The totals were 34 Ayes, 61 Nays, 4 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details.
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Question & Answer
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Aug 14, 2008 12:39 AM - Is it true that part of this bill will allow illegal immigrants to collect social security? - Read Answers
Feb 22, 2009 10:04 PM - What rule allowed this bill to not be referred to committee? - Answer it!

Sources of Influence

MAPLight.org reports that the following organizations have taken a stance on this bill:

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Federation of Independent Business
Business Roundtable
NumbersUSA
Grassfire.org
Federation for American Immigration Reform

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