Detail for 2006 Senate Roll Call Vote 220
- Vote Date
- 2-Aug-2006
- Yeas : Nays
- 94 : 3
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The Sessions Amendment to H.R.5631.
The Sessions amendment to H.R. 5631, the Department of of Defense Appropriations bill for 2007. This was an amendment to appropriate $1.8 billion for the construction of border fencing and vehicle barriers along the southern border. The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), would fund the fencing and barrier provisions proposed by S. 2611 which passed the Senate in late May. A fence is one of the most effective tools for preventing illegal migration. The Sessions Amendment passed.