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 Comprehensive Immigration Reform

*UPDATE* The Senate Judiciary Committee has filed its report to S.744. The official committee report can be found here.

The amended text of S. 744, which includes all amendments that were adopted by the Senate Judiciary Committee over the course of its five mark up sessions, is now available here. This version contains technical corrections to the amended text.

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 favorably report the legislation 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 considered in committee are referenced to this Sponsors' Amendment.

A full list of amendments filed by Senate Judiciary Committee members on May 7, 2013 is 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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Chairman
Patrick Leahy
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Ranking Member
Chuck Grassley
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Results of Executive Business Meeting - June 13, 2013
The Senate Judiciary Committee held an executive business meeting to consider pending nominations and legislation on June 13, 2013.

Agenda

I. Nominations

Derek Anthony West, to be Associate Attorney General
Ordered Reported By Voice Vote

Valerie E. Caproni, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York
Ordered Reported By Voice Vote

Vernon S. Broderick, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District New York
Ordered Reported By Voice Vote


II. Legislation

S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 (Klobuchar, Graham, Schumer)
Ordered Reported By Voice Vote, One Senator Recorded As No

Substitute Amendment ALB13534 (Klobuchar)
Adopted By Unanimous Consent

S. 162, Justice & Mental Health Collaboration Act (Franken, Graham, Leahy, Hatch, Durbin, Grassley, Schumer, Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Coons)
Held Over

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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? Only one Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has gone on to serve as President of the United States.  Martin Van Buren served as Chairman from 1823 to 1828, and became the eighth President in 1836, serving one term.

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