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 Comprehensive Immigration Reform

The Senate Judiciary Committee completed its consideration of  S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act on Tuesday, May 21. The Committee voted 13-5 to order the legislation reported to the Senate floor for consideration. The bipartisan legislation was introduced on April 17, and the Committee began consideration of the legislation on May 9. The original text of S. 744 can be found here. The Sponsors' Amendment is an update to the original text of S. 744 and is considered a substitute amendment. All amendments are referenced to this Sponsors' Amendment.

A full list of amendments are available online; amendments considered by the Committee can be found here.

 

News and Press Releases from Committee Members

Looking for news and press releases from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee?  Visit the press contacts page for links to Committee members' newsrooms.

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Patrick Leahy
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Chuck Grassley
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*NOTE:  Historical Judiciary Committee Photographs:  You can find information about the historical photographs featured at the top of this page by visiting the Committee's photo gallery. 

*NOTE: Camp Lejeune documents available here.
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Did You Know?  The longest serving members in the history of the Senate have served on the Judiciary Committee: Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia served as Senator from Jan. 3, 1959, until June 28, 2010, and served on the Committee from Jan. 14, 1969, until Jan. 3, 1980; Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina served as Senator from Dec. 24, 1954, until April 4, 1956, and from Nov. 7, 1956, until Jan. 3, 2003, and served on the Committee from Jan. 16, 1967, until Jan. 3, 2003; and Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts served as Senator From Nov. 7, 1962, until Aug. 25., 2009, and served on the Committee from Feb. 15, 1963, until Jan. 21, 2009.

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