CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 4

119th Congress · Session 1 · January 15, 2025

A vote on a proposed change to the bill

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

What was being voted on

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.

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.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 23 to S. 5 (No short title on file)
To strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.
Result: Amendment Rejected
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 46Nay: 49Not Voting: 499 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D44001
Independent I2000
Republican R04903
Official record
How each member voted (99)
46 yea, 49 nay, 4 not voting