Border security and immigration bill fails in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) revived bipartisan border security and immigration legislation (S. 4361), which previously had failed on a vote as part of a larger supplemental appropriations bill providing aid to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine. The border security package had been negotiated by Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) as a compromise designed to stabilize the U.S. southern border. It contains more stringent standards and expedited processing for migrants seeking asylum status; expedited removal authority for unauthorized migrants; expanded detention capacity; narrowed eligibility for humanitarian parole; and funding to repair and expand physical barriers along the southern border. The limited immigration provisions include relief for refugees from Afghanistan and a small increase in legal immigration during the next five years.
As the partisan impasse among lawmakers grows even wider during a presidential election year, the bill received fewer votes May 23 as a standalone bill than it had as part of the larger foreign aid package in February when it failed on a 49-50 procedural vote.
Biden submits nominations for the National Labor Relations Board
President Biden submitted two nominations for the National Labor Relations Board to the Senate, which must approve the nominations. Current NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran of the District of Columbia has been renominated to another five-year term ending Dec. 16, 2029. Additionally, Joshua Ditelberg of Illinois, has been nominated to fill an open Republican seat on the board with a term ending Dec. 6, 2027. Currently, Democrat-appointed members hold a three to one majority on the board over Republicans, and if McFerran and Ditelberg are both confirmed by the Senate, this majority will continue through August 2026.
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