CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Christopher Coons (D-DE)

To strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.

S.Amdt. 23 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 5 — Laken Riley Act

Last activity — Amendment SA 23 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 49. Record Vote Number: 4.

Failed

46 yes 49 no

The Senate voted this amendment down in a recorded vote, where every member's position was written down.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

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.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: 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. Failed 46 yes · 49 no

    See who voted how →

    01/15/2025 · Roll call 4 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 23 to S. 5 (No short title on file)”