Talk:Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007

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[edit] Guest Worker Section out of date

The Y section visas were reduced from 400K to 200K when one of Dorgon (D-SD?) amendment passed. Jon 13:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks to the person who updated it, especally since I confused two amendments. Jon 16:23, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Out of date again

From CNN "$4.4 billion sweetener revives immigration bill" http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/124945749/index.html As to why I can't add this directly, from this computer I can only see titles of news articles, the PHB's web filter filters out the actual news sites. Jon 16:23, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Did such an amendment to the bill pass? And has this wiki article been changed to reflect whatever amendments had passed by the time it was pulled from the floor on the 28th? Jon 18:00, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] June 26th vote

Previously the article was reading a Closure vote passed. That vote was actually a motion to proceed, and I've fixed it. Unforunately there isn't yet an article on motion to proceed, but for explaination here, both a motion to proceed and closure require a 3/5ths majority (60 senators when all vote), but a motion to proceed begins (or resumes) debate, while closure ends it (after a max of 1 hour per senator, currently 100). When motions to proceed fail, the measure can't even be (offically) debated on the senate floor. (In reality many bills are unoffically debated in the senate floor in the form of "morning hour" speaches which are not confined to the mornings but instead can take place throughout the day.) Last I heard after a series of amendments the next closure vote will take place Thursday or Friday, but subject to change. Jon 14:56, 27 June 2007 (UTC)