Vote 138

Question: On the Motion to Table
Bill: S 1723
Vote description: Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No.2418; To ensure that participating employers cannot lay off United States workers and replace them with temporary foreign workers under the H-1B visa program.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 60-38, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: May 18, 1998, 5:51 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2418
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

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