Urge Homeland Security Spending Bill Conferees to Keep Immigration Amendments in the Bill

Thursday, October 1, 2009, 1:00 PM EDT

H.R.324 The House has named its conferees for the Homeland Security spending bill.

These 16 Members along with 15 more Senators will determine the fate of four immigration-related amendments passed by the Senate.

WE NEED YOUR HELP IMMEDIATELY!!!

If one of your Members of Congress (see lists below) is a conferee please VISIT YOUR ACTION BUFFET where you'll find a fax and phone note with talking points, urging them to keep the Senate-approved amendments in the bill.

HOUSE CONFEREES

Congressman David R. Obey (D-WI)
Congressman David E. Price (D-NC)
Congressman José E. Serrano (D-NY)
Congressman Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Congressman C.A. "Dutch" Ruppersberger (D-MD)
Congressman Alan B. Mollohan (D-WV)
Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY)
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA)
Congressman Steven R. Rothman (D-NJ)
Congressman Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
Congressman Harold Rogers (R-KY)
Congressman John R. Carter (R-TX)
Congressman John Abney Culberson (R-TX)
Congressman Mark Steven Kirk (R-IL)
Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA)

SENATE CONFEREES

Senator Byrd (D-WV)
Senator Inouye (D-HI)
Senator Leahy (D-VT)
Senator Mikulski (D-MD)
Senator Murray (D-WA)
Senator Landrieu (D-LA)
Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Senator Tester (D-MT)
Senator Specter (D-PA)
Senator Voinovich (R-OH)
Senator Cochran (R-MI)
Senator Gregg (R-NH)
Senator Shelby (R-AL)
Senator Brownback (R-KS)
Senator Murkowski (R-AK)

In July, the U.S. Senate considered numerous amendments to the DHS Appropriations bill, H.R. 2892. Fortunately, four positive immigration-related amendments were passed! They are:

The Sessions amendment to permanently reauthorize E-Verify and mandate its use by all government contractors and subcontractors;

The DeMint amendment to force DHS to complete the 700 miles of border fencing which has already been approved and funded;

The Vitter amendment to force the Social Security Administration to continue their "No-Match" program (DHSSec. Napolitano recently ended the program); and

The Grassley amendment to allow all businesses that use E-Verify to run all of their current employees through the E-Verify system