S.Res. 638: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the law enforcement agents and other personnel of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, who have been temporarily engaging in civil immigration enforcement operations, should be returned to their primary missions during periods of active hostility with Iran.

119th Congress · introduced 2026-03-11 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S1015)

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the law enforcement agents and other personnel of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, who have been temporarily engaging in civil immigration enforcement operations, should be returned to their primary missions during periods of active hostility with Iran.

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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the law enforcement agents and other personnel of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, who have been temporarily engaging in civil immigration enforcement operations, should be returned to their primary missions during periods of active hostility with Iran.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119sres638.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/sres>

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Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · 0 cosponsors

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119sres638.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/sres>

Record fed-us-cong119-sres638 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills