Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)
Last 5 Actions
Cosponsored S. 5291: A bill to require all aliens applying for a nonimmigrant visa who are unlawfully present in the United States to submit to an in person interview with a consular officer. (Sept. 25, 2024)
Cosponsored S. 5183: A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes. (Sept. 25, 2024)
Cosponsored S. 4698: DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Sept. 9, 2024)
Cosponsored S. 4292: SAVE Act (July 29, 2024)
Cosponsored S. 4676: Shadow Wolves Improvement Act (July 11, 2024)
S. 2278: Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 (July 12, 2023)
S. 1443: Protecting the Border from Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act (May 4, 2023)
S. 1444: Border Patrol Enhancement Act (May 4, 2023)
S. 243: A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities. (Feb. 2, 2023)
S. 207: Temporary Protected Status Reform and Integrity Act (Feb. 1, 2023)
S. 208: Public Health and Border Security Act of 2023 (Feb. 1, 2023)
S. 5291: A bill to require all aliens applying for a nonimmigrant visa who are unlawfully present in the United States to submit to an in person interview with a consular officer. (Sept. 25, 2024)
S. 5183: A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes. (Sept. 25, 2024)
S. 4698: DHS Joint Task Forces Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Sept. 9, 2024)
S. 4292: SAVE Act (July 29, 2024)
S. 4676: Shadow Wolves Improvement Act (July 11, 2024)
S. 4529: Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2024 (June 13, 2024)
S.J.Res. 94: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule. (June 5, 2024)
S.Res. 705: A resolution recognizing May 28, 2024, as the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Border Patrol and commending the service of the U.S. Border Patrol to the United States people. (May 23, 2024)
S. 4392: Build the Wall Act of 2024 (May 22, 2024)
S. 2626: MAHSA Act (April 19, 2024)
S. 3933: Laken Riley Act (March 12, 2024)
S. 3833: Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act (Feb. 29, 2024)
S. 3659: Equal Representation Act (Jan. 25, 2024)
S. 3187: Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023 (Nov. 1, 2023)
S. 1253: Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 (June 8, 2023)
S. 1897: Enhancing Southbound Inspections to Combat Cartels Act (June 8, 2023)
S. 1768: Taliban Sanctions Act of 2023 (May 31, 2023)
S. 1312: Securing our Border Act (April 26, 2023)
S.J.Res. 25: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States". (April 25, 2023)
S. 1068: Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act (March 30, 2023)
S. 794: CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 (March 15, 2023)
S. 733: Reverse Entry for Migrant Offenders and Violence Expulsion Act (March 9, 2023)
S. 761: Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2023 (March 9, 2023)
S. 774: Veterans Border Patrol Training Act (March 9, 2023)
S. 670: IMPACTT Human Trafficking Act (March 7, 2023)
S. 588: COVID Act of 2023 (March 1, 2023)
S. 505: Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2023 (Feb. 16, 2023)
S. 374: Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act (Feb. 9, 2023)
S.Res. 45: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the current influx of migrants is causing a crisis at the southern border. (Feb. 9, 2023)
S. 276: Upholding the Law at Our Border Act (Feb. 7, 2023)
S.J.Res. 6: A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022. (Feb. 1, 2023)
S. 156: Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act (Jan. 31, 2023)
S. 160: Sarah's Law (Jan. 31, 2023)
S. 194: Protecting Our Democracy by Preventing Foreign Citizens from Voting Act of 2023 (Jan. 31, 2023)
H.R. 815 : Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
On the Motion -- Voted Yes (April 23, 2024)
H.R. 815 : Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
On the Cloture Motion -- Voted Yes (April 23, 2024)
H.R. 815 : Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
On the Motion to Table -- Voted Yes (April 23, 2024)
H.R. 2882 : Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Motion to Table -- Voted No (March 23, 2024)
H.R. 2882 : Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Motion to Table -- Voted Yes (March 23, 2024)
H.R. 2882 : Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Motion to Table -- Voted Yes (March 23, 2024)
H.R. 2882 : Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Motion to Table -- Voted Yes (March 23, 2024)
H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Motion -- Voted Yes (March 8, 2024)
H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Motion -- Voted Yes (March 8, 2024)
H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Cloture Motion -- Voted No (March 8, 2024)
H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Motion to Table -- Voted Yes (March 8, 2024)
H.R. 7463 : Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
On the Motion -- Voted Yes (Feb. 29, 2024)
H.R. 7463 : Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
On Passage of the Bill -- Voted Yes (Feb. 29, 2024)
H.R. 2872 : Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill -- Voted Yes (Jan. 18, 2024)
H.R. 2872 : Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.
On the Motion -- Voted No (Jan. 18, 2024)
H.R. 2670 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
On the Conference Report -- Voted Yes (Dec. 13, 2023)
H.R. 2670 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
On the Cloture Motion -- Voted Yes (Dec. 12, 2023)
H.R. 2670 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
On the Motion to Table -- Voted No (Dec. 12, 2023)
H.R. 6363 : Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
On Passage of the Bill -- Voted Yes (Nov. 15, 2023)
H.R. 5860 : Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act
On Passage of the Bill -- Voted Yes (Sept. 30, 2023)
S. 2226 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
On Passage of the Bill -- Voted Yes (July 27, 2023)
S. 2226 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
On the Cloture Motion -- Voted No (July 18, 2023)
S.J.Res. 18 : A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility".
On the Joint Resolution -- Voted Yes (May 17, 2023)
Lankford Demands Answers from DHS Over Taxpayer-Funded Billboard Advancing Progressive Open-Border Policies
Nov. 1, 2024"Senator James Lankford (R-OK) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas following a politically charged billboard from the Office of Immigration Detention Ombudsman that seems to advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s progressive border agenda. Lankford serves as the lead Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management."
Sen. James LankfordBlackburn, Ernst Fight to Protect Americans and Deport Illegal Immigrants Convicted of Sex Crimes
Nov. 1, 2024"After a shocking report revealed that tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with sexual assault convictions are in the country, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and 18 of their colleagues in introducing a bipartisan bill that will allow America to deport sexual offenders currently in the country and block those seeking to enter:
“Led by Border Czar Kamala Harris, the Biden-Harris administration has left our southern border wide open to dangerous criminals and national security threats,” said Senator Blackburn. “Our Be GONE Act would ensure that illegal immigrants who commit sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence are deported to keep American citizens safe."
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Mike Braun, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Sen. Susan Collins, Sen. Kevin Cramer, Sen. Mike Crapo, Sen. Joni Ernst, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Sen. Roger Marshall, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Sen. Jim Risch, Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Thom Tillis, Sen. Roger WickerRisch, Colleagues Press Biden-Harris Admin on Destruction of U.S. Immigration Policies
Oct. 31, 2024"U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) led his colleagues in sending a letter calling out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for fueling a national security crisis at the southern border through a series of destructive executive orders."
Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Kevin Cramer, Sen. Mike Crapo, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Steve Daines, Sen. John Hoeven, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Roger Marshall, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Sen. Jim Risch, Sen. Tim ScottBlackburn, Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Biden-Harris Amnesty Program
Oct. 30, 2024"U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and 12 of their colleagues introduced the Visa Integrity Preservation Act, which would close a loophole in current law that the Biden-Harris administration exploited in a June 2024 executive action to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who entered the United States without inspection or overstayed a visa:
“Since day one in office, the Biden-Harris administration has made it crystal clear that they support an open border and providing mass amnesty to illegal immigrants through unlawful catch-and-release programs,” said Senator Blackburn. “Our Visa Integrity Preservation Act would stop the Biden-Harris administration from devaluing U.S. citizenship and making illegal immigration legal."
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Katie Britt, Sen. Ted Budd, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Mike Crapo, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Steve Daines, Sen. Bill Hagerty, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Sen. Jim Risch, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. Thom Tillis, Sen. Tommy TubervilleDr. Paul Leads Letter Requesting Information on Arrest of Afghan Nationals Allegedly Plotting Election Day Terrorist Attack
Oct. 28, 2024"U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, along with Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Roger Marshall (R-KS), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas requesting information concerning the recent arrest of two Afghan nationals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who were allegedly plotting an Election Day terrorist attack, on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS)."
Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Roger Marshall, Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Rick ScottLankford Calls Out Biden Admin for Using FEMA to Respond to Border, Weakening Storm Response Readiness
Oct. 4, 2024"Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led a letter to President Joe Biden calling out the Administration’s reliance on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to address the border crisis which has diminished FEMA’s readiness for disaster relief, including hurricane response."
Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Roger Marshall, Sen. Rand PaulDaines Introduces Bill to Combat Biden-Harris’ Failed Amnesty Program
Oct. 3, 2024"U.S. Senator Steve Daines joined his Republican colleagues in introducing the “Visa Integrity Preservation Act,” which will halt the Biden-Harris administration’s violation of the “Immigration and Nationality Act” by ending its policy of allowing immigrants who illegally entered the U.S. or overstayed their visas to regularize their status through obtaining temporary work visas."
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Katie Britt, Sen. Ted Budd, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Mike Crapo, Sen. Steve Daines, Sen. Bill Hagerty, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Sen. Jim Risch, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. Thom Tillis, Sen. Tommy TubervilleCornyn, Cruz, Tillis, 11 GOP Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Biden-Harris Amnesty Program
Sept. 26, 2024"U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jim Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Budd (R-NC), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Steve Daines (R-MT), Katie Britt (R-AL), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), James Lankford (R-OK), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced their Visa Integrity Preservation Act, which would close a loophole in current law that the Biden-Harris administration took advantage of in a June 2024 executive action to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants who entered the United States without inspection or overstayed a visa:
“For almost four years, the Biden-Harris administration has waived their magic amnesty wand to create unlawful programs that allow any and every person to enter and stay in the U.S. – legally or not,” said Sen. Cornyn. “By strengthening the laws already on the books, our legislation would root out this massive pull factor while also preserving the integrity of our employment-based nonimmigrant visa program, and I’m grateful to my colleagues for their support.”
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Katie Britt, Sen. Ted Budd, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Mike Crapo, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Steve Daines, Sen. Bill Hagerty, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Sen. Jim Risch, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. Thom Tillis, Sen. Tommy TubervilleCornyn, Grassley Lead Bicameral Colleagues in Calling Out Abuses in the Biden-Harris Unaccompanied Migrant Children Program
Sept. 24, 2024"U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) yesterday led 42 bicameral Republican colleagues in a letter urging President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to work with Congress to root out abuses in their administration’s unaccompanied migrant children program and stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s attempted cover-up of the crisis. More than 500,000 unaccompanied migrant children have crossed the southwest border under the Biden-Harris administration, while cartel trafficking activity surged an estimated 2,500 percent."
Rep. Cliff Bentz, Rep. Andy Biggs, Rep. Dan Bishop, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Mike Braun, Sen. Katie Britt, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Rep. Ben Cline, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. Kevin Cramer, Sen. Mike Crapo, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Steve Daines, Sen. Deb Fischer, Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, Rep. Russell Fry, Rep. Matt Gaetz, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Rep. Harriet Hageman, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. John Hoeven, Rep. Wesley Hunt, Sen. Ron Johnson, Rep. Jim Jordan, Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. James Lankford, Rep. Laurel Lee, Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Roger Marshall, Rep. Tom McClintock, Rep. Barry Moore, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Sen. Jim Risch, Rep. Chip Roy, Rep. Michael Rulli, Sen. Rick Scott, Sen. Tim Scott, Sen. Dan Sullivan, Sen. John Thune, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Sen. Roger WickerLankford’s Shadow Wolves Improvement Act Clears Homeland Security Committee
Sept. 20, 2024"The Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved the Shadow Wolves Improvement Act, which was introduced by Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Ranking Member and Chair of the Border Management Subcommittee, along with Senators John Hoeven (R-ND) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ). The Shadow Wolves Improvement Act would provide additional career mobility opportunities for Shadow Wolves law enforcement officers, making it easier to recruit and retain Shadow Wolves agents and to improve border security."
Sen. James LankfordU.S. Senator Katie Britt Demands Biden-Harris Admin End Illegal Parole Program Flying Migrants into U.S. Interior
Sept. 13, 2024U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) with 15 of their Senate colleagues wrote Attorney General Merrick Garland and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas calling on them to end the Biden-Harris Administration’s parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV), due to reports of widespread fraud and abuse, and because the program is unlawful.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Mike Braun, Sen. Katie Britt, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Steve Daines, Sen. Deb Fischer, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. Josh Hawley, Sen. John Hoeven, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. James Lankford, Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Roger Marshall, Sen. Pete Ricketts, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Sen. Tim ScottLankford Calls Out Rewrite of History on Border Bill Negotiation
Sept. 13, 2024Senator James Lankford (R-OK) delivered remarks on the Senate Floor calling out the rewrite of history on the border bill negotiations and stressed the national security crisis at the southern border. Lankford serves as the lead Republican on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management.