Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
Latest action. Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 36. Record Vote Number: 157.
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 - Title I: Border Enforcement - Subtitle A: Assets for Controlling United States Borders - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary), for each of FY2007-FY2011, to: (1) increase by not less than 500 the number of full-time active duty port of entry inspectors and provide related training, equipment, and support (authorizes FY2007-FY2011 appropriations); and (2) increase by not less than 200 the number of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) positions assigned to investigate alien smuggling.
Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to increase the number of DHS full-time active duty immigration and enforcement personnel from 800 to 1,000 for each of the fiscal years through FY2011.
Directs the Attorney General, for each of FY2007-FY2011, to increase by not less than 50 the number of full-time active duty Deputy U.S. Marshals that investigate immigration-related criminal matters. Authorizes FY2007-FY2011 appropriations.
Directs: (1) the Commissioner of United States Customs and Border Protection, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense, to establish a program to recruit former Armed Forces members; and (2) the Commissioner to report on such program's implementation to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on the Judiciary (Committees).
Directs the Secretary to: (1) increase the number of full-time active duty Border Patrol agents by 2,000 in FY2006, and by 2,4000 for each of FY2007-FY2011; and (2) assign at least 20% of additional personnel for each fiscal year to the northern border. Authorizes FY2007-FY2011 appropriations.
(Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary to procure additional technological assets, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to achieve operational U.S. border control and to establish a border security perimeter (virtual fence) to provide a barrier to illegal immigration.
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense to: (1) develop a plan to increase the use of Department of Defense (DOD) surveillance equipment to prevent illegal immigration along the U.S. international land borders; and (2) report to Congress. Authorizes FY2007-FY2011 appropriations.
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Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on May 25, 2006. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
2 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on May 25, 2006: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 36. Record Vote Number: 157.
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 109th Congress (2005-06), 482 of the 10,701 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.5 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 2 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
ARLEN SPECTER (R-PA) introduced it on April 7, 2006, and 6 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 1 Democrat, 5 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 7, 2006, 7461 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 7413 days ago, on May 25, 2006.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 109th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2007 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenatePassed
- HouseAwaiting House vote
- PresidentAwaits both chambers