Includes all politicians who were in office at any point during the 115th Congress.

S. 1757 - Building America's Trust Act

Immigration. 115th Congress (2017-2018) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to strengthen border security, increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Building America's Trust Act

S. 1757 — 115th Congress (2017–2018)

Summary
A bill to strengthen border security, increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to strengthen border security, increase resources for enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Building America's Trust Act
  • Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017
  • Kate's Law
  • Passport Revocation Act
  • Protecting Children and America's Homeland Act of 2017
  • Putting the Brakes on Human Smuggling Act
  • Secure Visas Act
  • Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
  • Stop Illegal Reentry Act
  • Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act
  • Building America's Trust Act
Sponsor
John Cornyn
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Immigration
  • Accounting and auditing
  • Administrative remedies
  • Advisory bodies
  • Agricultural conservation and pollution
  • Air quality
  • Aquatic ecology
  • Archaeology and anthropology
  • Arizona
  • Aviation and airports
  • Birds
  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • California
  • Canada
  • Child safety and welfare
  • Citizenship and naturalization
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime victims
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Customs enforcement
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Justice
  • Detention of persons
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Due process and equal protection
  • Economic development
  • Employee hiring
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Farmland
  • Federal district courts
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Genetics
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government liability
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
  • Higher education
  • Historic sites and heritage areas
  • Historical and cultural resources
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Human trafficking
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • International exchange and broadcasting
  • Judges
  • Judicial procedure and administration
  • Judicial review and appeals
  • Juvenile crime and gang violence
  • Lakes and rivers
  • Land use and conservation
  • Latin America
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Maine
  • Mammals
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Mexico
  • Michigan
  • Military civil functions
  • Military operations and strategy
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Montana
  • Motor vehicles
  • National Guard and reserves
  • New York State
  • Noise pollution
  • North Dakota
  • Organized crime
  • Pollution liability
  • Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
  • Service animals
  • Solid waste and recycling
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • Student records
  • Terrorism
  • Texas
  • Vermont
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
  • Visas and passports
  • Washington State
  • Water quality
  • Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced8/03/2017
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced8/03/2017
8/03/2017Introduced in Senate
8/03/2017Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Put on a legislative calendar9/05/2017Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

support this bill

118 times as much
$1,254,000
$1,254,000
$10,650
$10,650

oppose this bill

1 Organization Supports and 1 Opposes; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Building America's Trust Act

1 organization support this bill

National Border Patrol Council
Judd, Brandon (2017, August 3). National Border Patrol Council Supports S. 1757. Retrieved August 8, 2017, from National Border Patrol Council.

1 organization oppose this bill

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Schwartz, Adam (2017, September 26). Stop the Border Surveillance Bill. Retrieved September 27, 2017, from EFF.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 115th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support
$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$1,000$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$36,000$0
John BarrassoRWY$14,000$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$37,250$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$16,000$0
Roy BluntRMO$11,000$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$12,500$0
John BoozmanRAR$1,000$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$27,000$0
Richard BurrRNC$0$0
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$11,000$0
Ben CardinDMD$29,500$0
Tom CarperDDE$12,500$0
Bob CaseyDPA$22,600$500
Bill CassidyRLA$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$6,500$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$10,500$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$13,000$0
Bob CorkerRTN$3,000$0
John CornynRTX$1,000$0
Catherine Cortez MastoDNV$25,000$0
Tom CottonRAR$5,000$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Ted CruzRTX$1,000$0
Steve DainesRMT$0$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$17,500$0
Tammy DuckworthDIL$41,500$0
Dick DurbinDIL$15,000$0
Mike EnziRWY$0$0
Joni ErnstRIA$1,000$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$15,000$0
Deb FischerRNE$0$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$2,500$0
Al FrankenDMN$11,450$0
Cory GardnerRCO$12,500$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$8,500$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$6,500$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
Kamala D. HarrisDCA$5,000$0
Margaret Wood HassanDNH$21,500$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$1,000$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$18,500$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$28,500$0
Dean HellerRNV$0$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$34,500$0
John HoevenRND$1,000$0
Jim InhofeROK$8,500$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$1,500$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$11,000$0
Tim KaineDVA$26,750$0
John KennedyRLA$5,000$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$5,000$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$19,000$0
James LankfordROK$23,000$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$15,000$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$19,000$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$17,000$0
John McCainRAZ$2,000$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$25,500$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$2,000$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$11,000$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$24,000$0
Jerry MoranRKS$6,000$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$12,500$0
Chris MurphyDCT$32,000$0
Patty MurrayDWA$22,000$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$40,000$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
David PerdueRGA$1,000$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$24,300$0
Rob PortmanROH$2,000$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$17,250$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$1,000$0
Mike RoundsRSD$1,000$0
Marco RubioRFL$2,500$0
Bernie SandersIVT$16,600$0
Ben SasseRNE$1,000$0
Brian SchatzDHI$50,250$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$28,000$0
Tim ScottRSC$3,000$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$18,500$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$8,000$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$21,550$250
Luther StrangeRAL$0$0
Dan SullivanRAK$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$33,000$0
John ThuneRSD$16,000$0
Thom TillisRNC$0$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$3,500$0
Tom UdallDNM$20,000$0
Chris Van HollenDMD$65,500$9,900
Mark R. WarnerDVA$19,000$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$17,500$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$12,000$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$6,000$0
Todd YoungRIN$0$0

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Legislator Filters
NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Support
$ From Interest Groups
That Oppose
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$1,000$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$36,000$0
John BarrassoRWY$14,000$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$37,250$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$16,000$0
Roy BluntRMO$11,000$0
Cory A. BookerDNJ$12,500$0
John BoozmanRAR$1,000$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$27,000$0
Richard BurrRNC$0$0
Maria CantwellDWA$0$0
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$11,000$0
Ben CardinDMD$29,500$0
Tom CarperDDE$12,500$0
Bob CaseyDPA$22,600$500
Bill CassidyRLA$0$0
William Thad CochranRMS$6,500$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$10,500$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$13,000$0
Bob CorkerRTN$3,000$0
John CornynRTX$1,000$0
Catherine Cortez MastoDNV$25,000$0
Tom CottonRAR$5,000$0
Mike CrapoRID$0$0
Ted CruzRTX$1,000$0
Steve DainesRMT$0$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$17,500$0
Tammy DuckworthDIL$41,500$0
Dick DurbinDIL$15,000$0
Mike EnziRWY$0$0
Joni ErnstRIA$1,000$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$15,000$0
Deb FischerRNE$0$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$2,500$0
Al FrankenDMN$11,450$0
Cory GardnerRCO$12,500$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$8,500$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$6,500$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0
Kamala D. HarrisDCA$5,000$0
Margaret Wood HassanDNH$21,500$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$1,000$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$18,500$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$28,500$0
Dean HellerRNV$0$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$34,500$0
John HoevenRND$1,000$0
Jim InhofeROK$8,500$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$1,500$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$11,000$0
Tim KaineDVA$26,750$0
John KennedyRLA$5,000$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$5,000$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$19,000$0
James LankfordROK$23,000$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$15,000$0
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$19,000$0
Ed MarkeyDMA$17,000$0
John McCainRAZ$2,000$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$25,500$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$2,000$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$11,000$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$24,000$0
Jerry MoranRKS$6,000$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$12,500$0
Chris MurphyDCT$32,000$0
Patty MurrayDWA$22,000$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$40,000$0
Rand PaulRKY$0$0
David PerdueRGA$1,000$0
Gary C. PetersDMI$24,300$0
Rob PortmanROH$2,000$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$17,250$0
Jim RischRID$0$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$1,000$0
Mike RoundsRSD$1,000$0
Marco RubioRFL$2,500$0
Bernie SandersIVT$16,600$0
Ben SasseRNE$1,000$0
Brian SchatzDHI$50,250$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$28,000$0
Tim ScottRSC$3,000$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$18,500$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$8,000$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$21,550$250
Luther StrangeRAL$0$0
Dan SullivanRAK$0$0
Jon TesterDMT$33,000$0
John ThuneRSD$16,000$0
Thom TillisRNC$0$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$3,500$0
Tom UdallDNM$20,000$0
Chris Van HollenDMD$65,500$9,900
Mark R. WarnerDVA$19,000$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$17,500$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$12,000$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
Ron WydenDOR$6,000$0
Todd YoungRIN$0$0

Interest Groups that support this bill

$ Donated
Federal employees unions$1,254,000

Interest Groups that oppose this bill

$ Donated
Consumer groups$10,650
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