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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 23· Senate(119-SAMDT-23)

To strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.

Rep. Coons
Age: 63 years
Delaware
Introduced
1/14/2025
Last activity
1/15/2025 — Amendment SA 23 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 49. Record Vote Number: 4.
Sponsored by
Christopher Coons
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-S-5 — Laken Riley Act
  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

Mr. Coons submitted amendment SA 23 to the bill S. 5, which is a bill requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, along with other purposes.

Purpose and Changes

The purpose of this amendment is to change the bill by striking out everything starting from page 3, line 9, all the way through page 8, line 10.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the billAmendment Rejected 46–49

    A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it.

    01/15/2025 · Roll call 4 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 23 to S. 5 (No short title on file)”