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Introduced:
Nov 17, 2015
Status:
Failed Cloture
on Jan 20, 2016
This bill is provisionally dead due to a failed vote for cloture on January 20, 2016. Cloture is required to move past a Senate filibuster or the threat of a filibuster and takes a 3/5ths vote. In practice, most bills must pass cloture to move forward in the Senate.
To require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Summary
A bill that would expand background checks on Iraqi and Syrian refugees hoping to enter the United States has moved quickly through congressional procedures. H.R. 4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies SAFE Act, received a House vote on November 19, just two days after it was introduced. The vote succeeded 289-137 with almost all Republicans and 47 Democrats ...
The Senate must often vote to end debate before voting on a bill, called a cloture vote. The vote on cloture failed. This is often considered a filibuster. The Senate may try again.
Passed Senate
Signed by the President
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Civic Impulse. (2016). H.R. 4038 — 114th Congress: American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015. Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr4038
“H.R. 4038 — 114th Congress: American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015.” www.GovTrack.us. 2015. September 27, 2016 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr4038>
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Prognosis Details
This bill has a . . .
15% chance of being enacted.
Only about 21% of bills that made it past committee in 2013–2015 were enacted.
Factors considered:
A cosponsor is the chairman of a committee to which the bill has been referred.
There is at least one cosponsor from the majority party and one cosponsor outside of the majority party.
A cosponsor in the majority party has a high leadership score.
At least two cosponsors serve on a committee to which the bill has been referred.
The bill was referred to House Judiciary.
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