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2022 spending bill amendment: no DHS money to move illegal aliens around the US

Senate vote · H.R. 2617 · On the Amendment · December 22, 2022Borders

Would have barred DHS from spending money to transport illegal immigrants to other parts of the country.

Liberty position: Yea
The Senate voted: 47 Yea, 50 Nay
Why Yea is the liberty side: It opposes catch-and-release by relocation.

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78 current members of Congress were in the Senate for this vote. Members who have left Congress are not listed.

On the liberty side: 36; 36 Republicans
Against the liberty side: 40; 1 Republican, 37 Democrats, 2 Independents
Not counted: 2; 2 Republicans

On the liberty side

36 current members voted Yea.

Against the liberty side

40 current members voted Nay.

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2 current members missed the vote or voted present. Neither counts for or against a member.

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