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Dianne Feinstein on Immigration

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Immigration149 votes · 44.1/100 consistent
ExpansiveRestrictive

211 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Immigration. 149 of them counted toward the score above: 92 toward “Expansive” and 57 toward “Restrictive”.

The other 62 did not count: 59 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 3 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
1996-04-25To provide for temporary numerical limits on family-sponsored immigrant visas, a temporary priority-based system of allocating family-sponsored immigrant visas, and a temporary per-country limit--to apply for the five fiscal years after enactment of S. 1664. — S.1664 BY HATCH (R-UT) -- IMMIGRATION CONTROL AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT 1996 USE OF ASSISTED HOUSING BY ALIENS ACT OF 1996 (SENATE REJECTED THE SIMPSON AMENDMENT NO. 3739 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3725, TO PROVIDE FOR TEMPORARY NUMERICAL LIMITS ON FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANT VISAS, A TEMPORARY PRIORITY-BASED SYSTEM OF ALLOCATING FAMILY-SPONSORED IMMIGRANT VISAS, AND A TEMPORARY PER-COUNTRY LIMIT.)S. 1664 · 104th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpansive
1996-04-24To express the sense of the Senate that a balanced budget constitutional amendment should protect the social security system by excluding the receipts and outlays of the social security trust funds from the budget. — (SENATE TABLED DORGAN AMENDMENT NO. 3667, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT A BALANCED BUDGET CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SHOULD PROTECT THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM BY EXCLUDING THE RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS FROM THE BUDGET.)S. 1664 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1996-04-24In the nature of a substitute. — (SENATE AGREED TO SIMPSON MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 3672 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3667, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)S. 1664 · 104th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1996-04-24To repeal the ban on the search of open-fields by employees of the INS when they have probable cause to believe an illegal act has occurred. — (SENATE REJECTED SIMPSON AMENDMENT NO. 3730 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3725, TO REPEAL THE BAN ON THE SEARCH OF OPEN-FIELDS BY EMPLOYEES OF THE INS WHEN THEY HAVE PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE AN ILLEGAL ACT HAS OCCURRED.)S. 1664 · 104th Congress · On the AmendmentNayExpansive
1996-04-17A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes. — (SENATE TABLED A MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS TO ASYLUM PROVISIONS.)S. 735 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitYeaDirection not readable
1995-06-06To ensure due process in deportation proceedings. — (SENATE AGREED TO SPECTER/SIMON/KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 1250 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1199, TO ENSURE DUE PROCESS IN DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS.)S. 735 · 104th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpansive
1995-05-25To allow the shift of up to $1,000,000,000 from wasteful bureaucratic overhead and wasteful procurement in the military budget for use in strengthening enforcement of immigration laws. — S.C.R.13 BY DOMENICI (R-NM) -- RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, AND 2002 (SENATE REJECTED LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT NO. 1168, TO ALLOW THE TRANSFER OF $1 BILLION FROM THE MILITARY BUDGET FOR USE IN STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRestrictive
1995-01-26To provide for unreimbursed costs to States due to the imposition of enforceable duties on the States regarding illegal immigrants of the Federal Government's failure to fully enforce immigration laws. — S.1 BY KEMPTHORNE (R-ID) -- UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT OF 1995 (PUB. L. 104-4, APPROVED 3/22/95) (SENATE TABLED BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 201, TO PROVIDE FOR UNREIMBURSED COSTS TO STATES DUE TO THE IMPOSITION OF ENFORCEABLE DUTIES ON THE STATES REGARDING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE TO FULLY ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS.)S. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1994-08-10To provide for $100,000,000 to carry out the Emergency Immigrant Education Act of 1984 or its successor authority. — H.R.4606 BY SMITH, NEAL (D-IA) -- DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1995 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1995 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1995 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1995 (PUB. L. 103-333, APPROVED 9/30/94) (SENATE TABLED THE GRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 2478, TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO CARRY OUT THE EMERGENCY IMMIGRANT EDUCATION ACT OF 1984 OR ITS SUCCESSOR AUTHORITY.)H.R. 4606 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to TableNayExpansive
1994-03-25To reimburse states for costs resulting from Federal Government's failure to control our borders and curb illegal immigrants. — (SENATE REJECTED GRAMM/HUTCHISON AMENDMENT NO. 1598, TO REIMBURSE STATES FOR COSTS RESULTING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S FAILURE TO CONTROL U.S. BORDERS AND CURB ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.)S.Con.Res. 63 · 103rd Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1993-11-09To require State and local governments to cooperate with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding enforcement of immigration laws. — (SENATE AGREED TO ROTH AMENDMENT NO. 1150, TO REQUIRE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO COOPERATE WITH THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAWS BY PROVIDING INFORMATION OF ALIENS WHO ARE NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES.)S. 1607 · 103rd Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRestrictive

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.