U.S. Senate · January 20, 2025
Roll call 6 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Amdt. 8 — To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
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.
Passed
75 yes 24 no
The Senate said yes · recorded as “Amendment Agreed to”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SAMDT-8 — To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
What the Amendment Does Proposed by: Ms. Ernst and Mr. Grassley (SA 8). Purpose: It changes the bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take certain aliens into custody. Changes to the Bill: It adds people who are charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admit to committing burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, or any crime resulting in death or serious bodily injury. Additional Definitions: It adds definitions for terms like burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, and serious bodily injury based on the laws of the place where the acts happened.
