Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)
Last 5 Actions
Cosponsored S. 4961: NO BAN Act (Aug. 1, 2024)
Cosponsored S.Con.Res. 39: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that individuals who have been wrongfully or unjustly deported from the United States who established significant ties to the United States through years of life in the United States deserve a chance to come home to reunite with loved ones through a fair and centralized process within the Department of Homeland Security. (July 31, 2024)
Cosponsored S. 4773: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 (July 25, 2024)
Cosponsored S. 4723: Keep Families Together Act (July 23, 2024)
Cosponsored S. 4119: Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act of 2024 (April 23, 2024)
S. 3712: A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to treat United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes. (Jan. 31, 2024)
S. 2606: Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 (July 27, 2023)
S. 1667: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2023 (May 17, 2023)
S. 1392: Citizenship for Essential Workers Act (May 1, 2023)
S. 1343: Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act (April 27, 2023)
S. 342: Access to Counsel Act of 2023 (Feb. 9, 2023)
S. 4961: NO BAN Act (Aug. 1, 2024)
S.Con.Res. 39: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that individuals who have been wrongfully or unjustly deported from the United States who established significant ties to the United States through years of life in the United States deserve a chance to come home to reunite with loved ones through a fair and centralized process within the Department of Homeland Security. (July 31, 2024)
S. 4773: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024 (July 25, 2024)
S. 4723: Keep Families Together Act (July 23, 2024)
S. 4119: Restricting Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention Act of 2024 (April 23, 2024)
S. 3987: Stateless Protection Act of 2024 (March 20, 2024)
S. 3714: GRACE Act (Jan. 31, 2024)
S.Res. 506: A resolution commemorating the 80th anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. (Dec. 14, 2023)
S. 3211: Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (Nov. 2, 2023)
S. 3181: Michel O. Maceda Memorial Act (Nov. 1, 2023)
S. 3065: Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023 (Oct. 17, 2023)
S.Res. 346: A resolution honoring the Thai-American garment workers who opened the country's eyes to sweatshop conditions in the United States and, against all odds, expanded rights for immigrant workers and survivors of human trafficking while holding corporations responsible for the conditions in which their clothes are made. (Sept. 18, 2023)
S. 2789: African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2023 (Sept. 13, 2023)
S. 2626: MAHSA Act (July 27, 2023)
S. 2646: HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023 (July 27, 2023)
S. 1885: Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act (June 21, 2023)
S. 2038: LIFT the BAR Act of 2023 (June 15, 2023)
S. 1963: College for All Act of 2023 (June 14, 2023)
S.Res. 243: A resolution recognizing the month of June 2023 as "Immigrant Heritage Month", a celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of immigrants and their children in making the United States a healthier, safer, more diverse, prosperous country, and acknowledging the importance of immigrants and their children to the future successes of the United States. (June 8, 2023)
S. 1727: SECURE Act (May 18, 2023)
S. 1600: Border Management, Security, and Assistance Act of 2023 (May 15, 2023)
S. 1187: Fairness to Freedom Act of 2023 (April 18, 2023)
S. 1084: ERRPA (March 30, 2023)
S. 1031: EACH Act of 2023 (March 29, 2023)
S. 309: Caribbean Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act (Feb. 9, 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 No (April 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 No (March 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 No (March 23, 2024)
H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Motion -- Voted No (March 8, 2024)
H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Motion -- Voted No (March 8, 2024)
H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Cloture Motion -- Voted Yes (March 8, 2024)
H.R. 4366 : Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
On the Motion to Table -- Voted No (March 8, 2024)
H.R. 7463 : Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024
On the Motion -- Voted No (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 Yes (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 No (May 17, 2023)
Senators Luján, Cortez Masto, Padilla Host Press Conference Highlighting Urgent Need for President Biden to Protect TPS, DACA Recipients
Dec. 11, 2024"Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) hosted a press conference with Andrea Flores from FWD.us and Jose Cabrera, a TPS holder from El Salvador. The Senators called on President Joe Biden to act quickly to protect TPS (Temporary Protected Status) and DACA recipients before the end of his term."
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Sen. Alex PadillaSenate Democrats demand amnesty protections in Biden lame duck
Dec. 10, 2024"As Senators who represent diverse states across our nation and who collectively represent
millions of immigrant families, we write to express our deep concern about the threat the
incoming administration poses to immigrants in our communities. Mass deportations would
jeopardize the safety and security of millions of mixed-status families, sow deep distrust and fear
in the communities we represent, and destabilize the U.S. economy. While we support commonsense steps to better secure our borders and improve border processing, we will continue to
oppose any policies that contradict our nation’s core values."
Padilla Condemns Trump Mass Deportation Plan and its Impacts on American Families and Economy
Dec. 10, 2024"Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, joined a hearing titled “How Mass Deportations Will Separate American Families, Harm Our Armed Forces, and Devastate Our Economy,” to deliver remarks and question witnesses on the dangers of the incoming Trump Administration’s mass deportation plans."
Sen. Alex PadillaPadilla, Senate Congressional Hispanic Caucus Colleagues Press Biden Administration for Immediate Action to Protect Immigrant Communities
Dec. 4, 2024"Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) called on President Biden to take urgent actions to protect long-term immigrant communities before the end of his term.
Specifically, the Senators called on the Biden-Harris Administration to designate Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Ecuador for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), as well as expedite processing times for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients seeking to renew their status. These proposed actions would be important steps to help protect immigrants from being forced back to dangerous conditions."
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Sen. Alex PadillaCardin, Van Hollen Lead Senate Call for Humanitarian Protections for Guatemalans Living in the U.S.
Oct. 15, 2024"U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Van Hollen (both D-Md.), along with more than a dozen other senators, wrote to President Joe Biden requesting that his administration “provide temporary humanitarian protections for Guatemalan nationals living in the United States.” The letter asks for the president to designate Temporary Protected Status for Guatemala or authorize Deferred Enforced Departure for Guatemalan nationals."
Sen. Michael Bennet, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Ben Cardin, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Martin Heinrich, Sen. John Hickenlooper, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Sen. Tim Kaine, Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Alex Padilla, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Mark WarnerPadilla Statement on 5th Circuit DACA Case Oral Arguments
Oct. 10, 2024"Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, issued the following statement as oral arguments were heard in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Texas v. United States case on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
“Dreamers are integral members of our communities and culture, working essential jobs, contributing billions to our economy, and keeping our families safe. They do all this despite not knowing what their future holds. Today is yet another reminder of the fear and uncertainty caused by these obstructive lawsuits."
Sen. Alex PadillaLofgren, Padilla, CA Dems Request Congressional Status Conference on CA Detention Centers Before Renewal Deadline
Oct. 8, 2024"U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla today led six of their California Democratic Congressional Delegation colleagues in requesting a Congressional Status Conference before December 2024, when the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contract governing the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center and Golden State Annex is up for renewal. This follows years of reported abuse allegations and retaliatory behavior toward detainees at the facilities, including a formal civil liberties complaint, reports of denied access to attorneys, hunger strikes and subsequent facility transfers, and worker strikes."
Rep. Nanette Barragán, Rep. Lou Correa, Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Katie Porter, Rep. Juan VargasDurbin, Padilla Engage In Refugee Consultation With Biden-Harris Administration
Sept. 24, 2024"U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, today participated in the statutorily-required refugee consultation between the Biden-Harris Administration and House and Senate Judiciary Committee leadership. The Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. is on track to welcome 100,000 arrivals this fiscal year—marking the highest number of resettled refugees since 1994. The Administration also announced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 refugee admissions target of 125,000."
Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Alex Padilla