Walter Holden Capps on Immigration

DemocratCA

Immigration5 votes

ExpansiveRestrictive

5 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Immigration. 5 of them counted toward the score above: 4 toward “Expansive” and 1 toward “Restrictive”.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1997-10-21	Exempt Internationally Adopted Children From Vaccines — H.R.2464 BY MCCOLLUM (R-FL) -- IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AMENDMENT (PUB.L. 105-73, APPROVED 11/12/97) (HOUSE AGREED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2464, AMENDED, TO AMEND THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT TO EXEMPT INTERNATIONALLY ADOPTED CHILDREN UNDER AGE 10 FROM THE IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT.)H.R. 2464 · 105th Congress · Suspend Rules and Pass, As Amended	Yea	Expansive
1997-10-01	Refugee Assistance Authorization — S.1161 BY ABRAHAM (R-MI) -- IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AMENDMENT (HOUSE FAILED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 1161, TO AMEND THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE FOR FISCAL YEARS 1998 AND 1999. .)S. 1161 · 105th Congress · On motion to suspend rules and pass	Nay	Restrictive
1997-09-23	Canadian Border Boat Landing Permits — H.R.2027 BY LATOURETTE (R-OH) -- REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANADIAN BORDER BOAT LANDING PERMIT, REVISION (HOUSE VOTED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 2027, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVISION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANADIAN BORDER BOAT LANDING PERMIT PURSUANT TO SECTION 235 OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT, AND TO REQUIRE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON THE IMPACT OF SUCH REVISION.)H.R. 2027 · 105th Congress · Suspend the rules and pass	Yea	Expansive
1997-09-09	(HOUSE REJECTED THE COBURN AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR STATE AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BY $34.8 MILLION AND REDUCE AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH BY $2.3 MILLION, REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE BY $22.6 MILLION, HHS DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT BY $4.8 MILLION, AND POLICY RESEARCH BY $5 MILLION. .)H.R. 2264 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Expansive
1997-06-20	(HOUSE AGREED TO THE TRAFICANT AMENDMENT THAT AUTHORIZES THE ASSIGNMENT OF UP TO 10,000 DOD PERSONNEL TO ASSIST BORDER PATROL AND CONTROL BY THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE AND THE CUSTOMS SERVICE AT THE REQUEST OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE CASE OF THE INS OR THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY IN THE CASE OF THE CUSTOMS SERVICE.)H.R. 1119 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Expansive

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expansive / Restrictive axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.