113th Congress (2013–2015) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
This page covers S744 in the 113th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S744 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 7 |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Latest vote | 2013-06-27: Bill Passed (68-32) |
| Latest action | 2013-06-27: Senate ordered measure printed as passed. |
| Policy area | Immigration |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act – (Sec. 2) States that passage of this Act recognizes that the primary tenets of its success depend on securing U. S. sovereignty and establishing a coherent and just system for integrating those who seek to join American society. (Sec. 3) Prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) (Secretary) from processing applications for registered provisional immigrant status (RPI), as established by this Act, until the Secretary has submitted to Congress the notice of commencement of implementation of the Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy and the Southern Border Fencing Strategy. Prohibits the Secretary from adjusting RPI aliens to lawful permanent resident status, with certain exceptions, until six months after the Secretary certifies to the President and Congress that: (1) the Comprehensive Southern Border Security Strategy submitted to Congress includes the minimum technological requirements specified in this Act and is deployed and operational; (2) the Southern Border Fencing Strategy has been submitted to Congress and implemented, as a result of which the Secretary will certify that there is in place no fewer than 700 miles of pedestrian fencing which will include replacement of all existing vehicle fencing on non-tribal lands on the Southern Border with pedestrian fencing where possible, and after this has been accomplished may include a second layer of pedestrian fencing in those locations along such border which the Secretary deems necessary or appropriate; (3) a mandatory…
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Administrative remedies, Adoption and foster care, Advisory bodies, Afghanistan, Aging, Arizona, Asia, Aviation and airports, Border security and unlawful immigration
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-27 | Senate | On Passage of the Bill S. 744 | Bill Passed (68-32) | 32 | 16 | 0 | Official tally |
| 2013-06-27 | Senate | On the Cloture Motion S. 744 | Cloture Motion Agreed to (68-32, 3/5 majority required) | 32 | 16 | 0 | Official tally |
| 2013-06-27 | Senate | On the Amendment S. 744 | Amendment Agreed to (68-32) | 32 | 16 | 0 | Official tally |
| 2013-06-26 | Senate | On the Cloture Motion S. 744 | Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-31, 3/5 majority required) | 32 | 15 | 1 | Official tally |
| 2013-06-26 | Senate | On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: S. 744 and Amdt. No. 1183, As Modified) | Motion Agreed to (68-30, 3/5 majority required) | 32 | 15 | 1 | Official tally |
| 2013-06-11 | Senate | On the Motion to Proceed S. 744 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-15) | 41 | 7 | 0 | Official tally |
| 2013-06-11 | Senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 744 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-15, 3/5 majority required) | 39 | 8 | 1 | Official tally |
S744 (Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act) was introduced in the 113th Congress (2013–2015) by Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY].
On 2013-06-27: Senate ordered measure printed as passed.
7 recorded votes in the 113th Congress. The most recent, on 2013-06-27, was "On Passage of the Bill S. 744": Bill Passed (68-32).