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American Conservative Union
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007.
Sessions Amdt. No. 4659, As Modified; To appropriate an additional $1,829,400,000 to construct double-layered fencing and vehicle barriers along the southwest border and to offset such increase by reducing all other discretionary amounts on a pro-rata basis.Eagle Forum
An amendment to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations.
Sessions offered an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 5441) to provide an additional $1,829,400,000 to construct a double-layered fence and vehicle barrier along the southwest border.NumbersUSA Action
Extend border fence.
The Sessions Amendment to H.R. 5441, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill for 2007 would add 370 miles of fence on the Southwest border paid for by $1.8 billion in offsets from other programs. A fence is one of the most effective tools for preventing illegal migration. This amendment would have funded the fence provided for in the Senate-passed bill (S. 2611). The Sessions Amendment failed.U.S. Border Control
Amdt. to Provide Funds for Building Border Fence.
Sessions/Ensign Modified Amendment No. 4659, to appropriate an additional $1,829,400,000 to construct double-layered fencing and vehicle barriers along the southwest border and to offset such increase by reducing all other discretionary amounts on a pro-rata basis.