S. 3414 - Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008
Immigration. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Robert Menendez
- Summary:
- A bill to recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas in the future, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008
S. 3414 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas in the future, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to recapture family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas in the future, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- Robert Menendez
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Immigration
- Alien labor
- Business
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Employee selection
- Illegal aliens
- Immigrants
- Internet
- Labor
- Religion
- Small business
- Technology
- Telecommunication
- Visas
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 7/31/2008 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 7/31/2008 7/31/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $97,103 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $488,015 | $0 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $10,000 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $101,939 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $654,438 | $0 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $731,396 | $0 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $264,697 | $0 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $359,688 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $217,418 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $581,253 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $669,622 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $565,542 | $0 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $171,300 | $0 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $240,716 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $581,367 | $0 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $170,215 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $1,149,107 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $477,254 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $212,291 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $714,353 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $754,236 | $0 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $3,250,473 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $180,429 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $189,600 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $974,401 | $0 |
| Susan M. Collins | R | ME | $530,076 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $269,652 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $708,759 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $938,098 | $0 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $50,350 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $185,900 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $671,950 | $0 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $708,958 | $0 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $629,972 | $0 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $135,750 | $0 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $290,409 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $633,810 | $0 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $410,724 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $174,151 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $484,268 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $590,418 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $289,670 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $357,696 | $0 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $272,945 | $0 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $79,605 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $382,040 | $0 |
| Orrin G. Hatch | R | UT | $575,103 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $530,208 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $238,462 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $225,910 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $390,049 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $191,100 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $580,891 | $0 |
| John F. Kerry | D | MA | $293,275 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $355,747 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $686,074 | $0 |
| Mary L. Landrieu | D | LA | $712,346 | $0 |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | D | NJ | $463,041 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Leahy | D | VT | $355,404 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $354,794 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $1,251,088 | $0 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $387,537 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $310,782 | $0 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $692,077 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $189,490 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $487,978 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $972,690 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $1,185,289 | $0 |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | D | MD | $347,292 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $334,903 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $805,718 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $357,619 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $638,680 | $0 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $1,241,963 | $0 |
| Mark L. Pryor | D | AR | $306,381 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $231,194 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $638,045 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $329,340 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $420,993 | $0 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $777,479 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $161,736 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $644,240 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $320,455 | $0 |
| Richard C. Shelby | R | AL | $540,571 | $0 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $708,750 | $0 |
| Olympia J. Snowe | R | ME | $223,805 | $0 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $1,452,663 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $528,663 | $0 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $442,966 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $629,964 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $317,122 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $860,632 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $522,929 | $0 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $650,356 | $0 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $12,000 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $442,375 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $459,421 | $0 |
| Roger F. Wicker | R | MS | $385,744 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $405,578 | $0 |
