Senate Votes to Fund Sanctuary Cities

Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 9:28 PM EDT


Congressmen Who...

* Voted to Table Sen. Vitter's Amendment to Prevent CSJ Funding to Sanctuary Cities
Updated Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 9:19 PM EDT

October 7, 2009 -- Voted to Table Sen. Vitter's Amendment to CJS spending bill
A "Yes" vote allows the distribution of funds to sanctuary cities.
A "No" vote prohibits the distribution of funds to sanctuary cities.
Voted YES Count: 61

* Akaka (D-HI)
* Baucus (D-MT)
* Bayh (D-IN)
* Begich (D-AK)
* Bennet, M. (D-CO)
* Bingaman (D-NM)
* Boxer (D-CA)
* Brown (D-OH)
* Burris (D-IL)
* Cantwell (D-WA)
* Cardin (D-MD)
* Carper (D-DE)
* Casey (D-PA)
* Conrad (D-ND)
* Dodd (D-CT)
* Dorgan (D-ND)
* Durbin (D-IL)
* Feingold (D-WI)
* Feinstein (D-CA)
* Franken (D-MN)
* Gillibrand (D-NY)
* Hagan (D-NC)
* Harkin (D-IA)
* Inouye (D-HI)
* Johnson (D-SD)
* Kaufman (D-DE)
* Kerry (D-MA)
* Kirk (D-MA)
* Klobuchar (D-MN)
* Kohl (D-WI)
* Lautenberg (D-NJ)
* Leahy (D-VT)
* Levin (D-MI)
* Lieberman (I-CT)
* Lincoln (D-AR)
* McCaskill (D-MO)
* Menendez (D-NJ)
* Merkley (D-OR)
* Mikulski (D-MD)
* Murkowski (R-AK)
* Murray (D-WA)
* Nelson, Ben (D-NE)
* Nelson, Bill (D-FL)
* Pryor (D-AR)
* Reed (D-RI)
* Reid (D-NV)
* Rockefeller (D-WV)
* Sanders (I-VT)
* Schumer (D-NY)
* Shaheen (D-NH)
* Snowe (R-ME)
* Specter (D-PA)
* Stabenow (D-MI)
* Tester (D-MT)
* Udall, M. (D-CO)
* Udall, T. (D-NM)
* Voinovich (R-OH)
* Warner (D-VA)
* Webb (D-VA)
* Whitehouse (D-RI)
* Wyden (D-OR)

Voted NO Count: 38
* Alexander (R-TN)
* Barrasso (R-WY)
* Bennett (R-UT)
* Bond (R-MO)
* Brownback (R-KS)
* Bunning (R-KY)
* Burr (R-NC)
* Chambliss (R-GA)
* Coburn (R-OK)
* Cochran (R-MS)
* Collins (R-ME)
* Corker (R-TN)
* Cornyn (R-TX)
* Crapo (R-ID)
* DeMint (R-SC)
* Ensign (R-NV)
* Enzi (R-WY)
* Graham (R-SC)
* Grassley (R-IA)
* Gregg (R-NH)
* Hatch (R-UT)
* Hutchison (R-TX)
* Inhofe (R-OK)
* Isakson (R-GA)
* Johanns (R-NE)
* Kyl (R-AZ)
* Landrieu (D-LA)
* LeMieux (R-FL)
* Lugar (R-IN)
* McCain (R-AZ)
* McConnell (R-KY)
* Risch (R-ID)
* Roberts (R-KS)
* Sessions (R-AL)
* Shelby (R-AL)
* Thune (R-SD)
* Vitter (R-LA)
* Wicker (R-MS)

S.Amdt. 2630 to H.R. 2847

The Senate voted, 38-to-61, to table an amendment offered by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) that would prevent the FY2010 Commerce, Justice and Science spending bill from funding sanctuary cities. The vote went along party lines except for three Republicans who voted with the Democrats to table the amendment - Snowe (ME), Murkowski (AK) and Voinovich (OH). One Democrat voted against the motion - Landrieu (LA).

The Vitter Amendment, if adopted, would have prevented federal funds from going to states and municipalities with sanctuary policies in place that protect illegal aliens, criminal aliens, and, potentially, terrorists. Sanctuary policies bar public officials, including police officers, from asking an individual's immigration status and from reporting illegal aliens to federal authorities.

In 1996, Congress passed a law that specifically prohibits state and local governments from enacting sanctuary policies. Despite that, cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston, still have sanctuary policies in place. Maine is the only state with a sanctuary policy. The Vitter Amendment would have been a huge incentive for states and municipalities to rescind their sanctuary policies.

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