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National

Key Vote

REAL ID Funding



Key Votes:
HR 2638:
    S Amdt 2480: Border Fence and Customs Appropriations
    S Amdt 2405

Issues: Budget, Spending and Taxes, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, Federal, State, and Local Relations, National Security Issues
Date: 07/26/2007
Sponsor: Sen. Alexander, Lamar (R-TN)



Record Vote Number 279

Amendment Tabled
(Senate)
How members voted
(50 - 44)


Senator Carper voted NO
Read statements Senator Carper made in this general time period.


NOTE: A SENATOR MAY MOVE TO TABLE ANY PENDING LEGISLATION OR QUESTION THE SENATE DOES NOT WISH TO CONSIDER FURTHER. THE MOTION IS NOT DEBATABLE, AND AGREEMENT TO THE MOTION IS EQUIVALENT TO DEFEATING THE LEGISLATION OR QUESTION.

Official Title of Legislation:

SA 2405 to SA 2383 to HR 2638: To make $300,000,000 available for grants to States to carry out the REAL ID Act of 2005.

Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:samdt2405:

Senate Tabling Vote: 07/26/2007 : Amendment Tabled 50 - 44 (Record Vote Number 279)
NOTE: A SENATOR MAY MOVE TO TABLE ANY PENDING LEGISLATION OR QUESTION THE SENATE DOES NOT WISH TO CONSIDER FURTHER. THE MOTION IS NOT DEBATABLE, AND AGREEMENT TO THE MOTION IS EQUIVALENT TO DEFEATING THE LEGISLATION OR QUESTION.

Sponsor:
Sen. Alexander, Lamar (R-TN)

Cosponsors:
Sen. Collins, Susan (R-ME)
Sen. Kyl, Jon (R-AZ)
Sen. Voinovich, George (R-OH)
Sen. Warner, John (R-VA) (out of office)



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